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Scholarly Open Access
Critical analysis of scholarly open-access publishing
List of Predatory Publishers 2014
By Jeffrey Beall
Released January 2, 2014
The gold (author pays) open-access model has given rise to a great many new online publishers.
Many of these publishers are corrupt and exist only to make money off the author processing
charges that are billed to authors upon acceptance of their scientific manuscripts.
There are two lists below. The first includes questionable, scholarly open-access publishers. Each of
these publishers has a portfolio that ranges from just a few to hundreds of individual journal titles.
The second list includes individual journals that do not publish under the platform of any publisher
— they are essentially standalone, questionable journals.
In both cases, we recommend that researchers, scientists, and academics avoid doing business with
these publishers and journals. Scholars should avoid sending article submissions to them, serving on
their editorial boards, reviewing papers for them, or advertising in them. Also, tenure and promotion
committees should give extra scrutiny to articles published in these journals, for many of them
include instances of research misconduct.
There are still many high-quality journals available for scholars to publish in, including many that
do not charge author processing fees. An additional option is author self-archiving of article
postprints in discipline-specific and institutional repositories.
The author is grateful to the many colleagues who have shared information about potential
predatory publishers. Last year’s list included 225 publishers, and this year’s has over 477, evidence
of the continued rapid growth in the number of predatory journals and publishers. The table below
details the growth of questionable publishers since 2011.
Year
Number of predatory publishers
2011
18
2012
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2013
225
2014
477
This list will be updated throughout the year at the blog Scholarly Open
Access, http://scholarlyoa.com (http://scholarlyoa.com/). Please refer to the blog rather than the lists
below because the lists below will not be updated.
The criteria for inclusion in the lists can be found here (http://scholarlyoa.com/2012/11/30/criteriafor-determining-predatory-open-access-publishers-2nd-edition/). The author’s email address
is: jeffrey.beall@ucdenver.edu (mailto:jeffrey.beall@ucdenver.edu).
List 1: Questionable Publishers
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Abhinav (http://www.abhinavjournal.com/index.aspx)
A M Publishers (http://ampublisher.com/index.html)
Academe Research Journals (http://www.academeresearchjournals.org/)
Academia Publishing (http://academiapublishing.org/index.htm)
Academia Scholarly Journals (http://www.academiascholarlyjournals.org/index.htm) (ASJ)
Academic and Business Research Institute (http://www.aabri.com/)
Academic and Scientific Publishing (http://acascipub.com/)
Academic Journals (http://www.academicjournals.org/)
Academic Journals and Research ACJAR (http://www.acjar.org/index.html)
Academic Journals, Inc. (http://www.academicjournalsinc.com/)
Academic Journals Online (http://www.academicjournalsonline.co.in/) (AJO)
Academic Publications, Ltd. (http://www.acadpubl.eu/index.html)
Academic Research Journals (http://www.academicresearchjournals.org/index.htm)
Academic Research Publishing Agency (http://www.arpapress.com/)
Academic Scholars Publishing House (http://academic-publishing-house.com/)
Academic Sciences (http://www.ijaponline.org/)
Academic Star Publishing Company (http://www.academicstar.us/index.asp)
Academic World Education & Research Center (http://www.world-education-center.org/)
AcademicDirect (http://ph.academicdirect.org/)
Academy & Industry Research Collaboration Center (http://airccse.org/index.php) (AIRCC)
Academy Journals (http://www.academyjournals.net/)
Academy of IRMBR International Research in Management and Business Realities
(http://www.academyirmbr.com/)
Academy of Knowledge Process (http://akpinsight.webs.com/)
Academy of Science and Engineering (http://www.asesite.org/Default.aspx) (ASE)
Academy of Science and Social Science (http://www.asss-web.com/) (ASSS)
Academy Publish (http://www.academypublish.org/)
Access International Journals (http://www.accessinterjournals.org/)
Ada Lovelace Publications (http://www.ada-lovelace.co.uk/)
Advance Research Publications (http://www.adrpublications.com/index.html)
Advanced Research Journals (http://www.advancedresearchjournals.org/)
Advanced Science and Engineering Technology Institute (http://www.asetrc.org/) (ASET)
Advancement and Development in Technology International
(http://aditisci.com/index.php) (Aditi)
AENSI (http://www.aensiweb.com/index.html)
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African Research Review (http://afrrevjo.net/) (AFRREV)
AgiAl Publishing House (http://www.agialpress.com/)
Aizeon Publishers (http://www.aizeonpublishers.net/aboutus.html)
Akademik Plus Publication (http://www.akademikplus.com/)
AkiNik Publications (http://www.akinik.com/)
American Academic & Scholarly Research Center (http://aasrc.org/) (AASRC)
American Association for Science and Technology
(http://www.aascit.org/home/index) (AASCIT)
American Scientific Research Journals (http://www.americanscientificresearchjournals.org/)
American Society for Science and Engineering (http://www.as-se.org/)
American V-King Scientific Publishing (http://www.vkingpub.com/Index.aspx)
Annex Publishers (http://www.annexpublishers.com/)
ANSINetwork (http://www.ansinet.com/)
Antarctic Journals (http://www.domainsmoon.com/)
Aperito Publications (http://aperito.org/index.php)
Apex Journal (http://www.apexjournal.org/)
Apex Journals (http://www.apexjournals.org/index.html)
Applied Science Innovations (http://www.applied-science-innovations.com/)
Archers & Elevators Publishing House (http://www.aeph.in/)
ARPN Journals (http://arpnjournals.com/)
Ashdin Publishing (http://www.ashdin.com/)
Asian Academic Research Associates (http://www.asianacademicresearch.org/index.html)
Asian Economic and Social Society (http://www.aessweb.com/index.php) (AESS)
Asian Online Journals (http://www.ajouronline.com/)
Asian Research Consortium (http://www.aijsh.org/?task=index)
Association of Computer Electronics and Electrical Engineers (http://www.theaceee.org/)
(ACEEE)
AstonJournals (http://astonjournals.com/)
Atlas Publishing, LP (http://www.atlas-publishing.org/index.php)
Austin Publishing Group (http://www.austinpublishinggroup.org/)
Australian International Academic Centre Pty. Ltd. (http://www.aiac.org.au/)
Avens Publishing Group (http://www.avensonline.org/)
Avestia Publishing (http://avestia.com/)
Avicena Publisher (http://www.avicenapublisher.org/)
Basic Research Journals (http://basicresearchjournals.org/index.html)
Bell Press (http://bellpress.org/)
Bentham Open (http://www.bentham.org/open/)
Better Advances Press (http://www.bapress.ca/index.html)
Biohelikon (http://biohelikon.org/site/index)
BioInfo Publications (http://www.bioinfopublication.org/)
BioIT international Journals (http://bipublication.com/index.html)
Biological and Chemical Publishing (http://www.bacpl.org/)
BioMedSciDirect Publications (http://www.biomedscidirect.com/aboutjournal.php)
Bioscience Research & Educational Institute (http://www.bret.ac.in/) [Link dead as of 2012-11-14]
Blue Ocean Research Journal (http://www.borjournals.com/)s
BluePen Journals (http://www.bluepenjournals.org/)
Bonfring (http://www.bonfring.org/)
Bowen Publishing (http://www.bowenpublishing.com/)
British Association of Academic Research (http://www.bjmhs.baar.org.uk/) (BAAR)
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British Journal (http://www.bjournal.co.uk/)
Business Journalz (http://www.businessjournalz.org/) (BJ)
Business Perspectives (http://businessperspectives.org/)
Canadian Center of Science and Education (http://ccsenet.org/web/)
Canadian Research & Development Center of Sciences and Cultures see CSCanada
(http://cscanada.net/)
Canadian Science and Technology Press Inc. (http://canadianstpress.com/ojs/index.php)
Cardiology Academic Press (http://cardiologyacademicpress.com/)
Center for the Development and Dissemination of Knowledge (http://www.cddk.org/index.html)
Center for Enhancing Knowledge (http://www.cekinfo.org.uk/) (CEK), UK
The Center for Innovations in Business & Management Practice (http://www.cibmp.org/)
Central Research Insight (http://cri.ideainfinity.pk/?p=1)
Centre For Info Bio Technology (http://www.cibtech.org/index.htm) (CIBTech)
Centre for Promoting Ideas (http://www.cpinet.info/)
Centre of Excellence for Scientific & Research Journalism (http://www.centreofexcellence.net/)
(COES&RJ)
Centre of Promoting Research Excellence (http://cprenet.com/home/) (CPRE)
Cloud Journals (http://cloud-journals.com/)
The Clute Institute (http://www.cluteinstitute.com/index.html)
Columbia International Publishing (http://www.uscip.org/)
Comprehensive Research Journals (http://www.crjournals.org/)
Computer Science Journals (http://www.cscjournals.org/csc/home.php)
CONFAB Journals (http://www.confabjournals.com/)
Congress Press (http://www.congresspress.com/Journals/index.php/index/index)
Contemporary Research Center (CRC), Australia (http://www.crcenter.info/)
Cosmic Journals (http://cosmicjournals.com/)
CREST Journals (http://www.crestjournals.com/)
Crown Journals (http://www.crownjournals.org/)
CSCanada (http://cscanada.net/)
Cyber Journals (http://www.cyberjournals.com/)
Design for Scientific Renaissance (http://www.sign-ific-ance.co.uk/index.html)
DISA Publication Group (http://www.disa.org.in/DPGroup/index.html) (DP Group)
Discovery Publishing Group (http://www.discovery.org.in/)
David Publishing (http://www.davidpublishing.org/)
Deccan Pharma Journals (http://www.deccanpharmajournals.com/)
DeNovo Scientific Publishing (http://www.denovojournal.com/)
Discourse Journals (http://www.resjournals.org/)
DRUNPP Sarajevo (http://www.drunpp.ba/) (Society for Development of Teaching and
Business Processes in New Net Environment in B&H)
E-International Journals of Academic & Scientific Research
(http://eijasr.com/index.php) (EIJASR)
E-International Scientific Research Journal Consortium (http://www.eisrjc.com/) (E-ISRJC)
e-journals (http://www.shankargargh.net/index.php)
e3Journals (http://www.e3journals.org/index.php)
Ebioscholar (http://ebioscholar.com/ojs/index.php/index/index)
eCanadian Journals (http://www.ecanadianjournals.com/ecanadian/)
Econjournals (http://www.econjournals.com/index.php/index)
Edorium Journals (http://www.edoriumjournals.com/)
EDUGAIT Press (http://www.edugait.com/)
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126. EISRJC Journals (http://www.eisrjc.com/) (E-International Scientific Research Journal
Consortium
127. eLearning Institute (http://www.theelearninginstitute.org/)
128. ELVEDIT.COM (http://elvedit.com/)
129. Elewa Bio Sciences (http://www.m.elewa.org/index.php)
130. Elite Research Journals (http://www.eliteresearchjournals.org/)
131. eJournals of Academic Research & Reviews (http://www.ejarr.com/)
132. Electronic Center for International Scientific Information (http://ecisi.com/)
133. Elmer Press (http://www.elmerpress.com/)
134. Elyns Publishing Group (http://www.elynsgroup.com/Default.aspx)
135. Engineering and Technology Publishing (http://www.etpub.com/index.htm)
136. Engineering Journals (http://www.enggjournals.com/) (Engg Journals Publications)
137. Enliven Archive (http://www.enlivenarchive.org/)
138. Erudite Journals Limited (http://eruditejournals.org/ejb/index.htm)
139. ESRSA Publication (http://www.esrsa.org/)– Engineering and Science Research Support
Academy
140. ETA Maths Journals (http://etamaths.com/)
141. Euro Asia Research and Development Association (http://www.euroasiapub.org/)
142. EuroJournals (http://eurojournals.com/)
143. European-American Journals (http://ea-journals.org/index.php)
144. ExcelingTech Publishing Company, Ltd. (http://ojs.excelingtech.co.uk/)
145. Far East Research Centre (http://www.fareastjournals.com/)
146. Ficus Publishers (http://ficuspublishers.com/Home.php)
147. Genexcellence Publication (http://gpublication.com/) (G Publications)
148. Global Advanced Research Journals (http://garj.org/)
149. The Global Journals (http://www.paripex.in/)
150. Global Journals, Inc. (US) (http://globaljournals.us/)
151. Global Openaccess (http://globalopenaccess.com/)
152. Global Research Journals (http://www.globalresearchjournals.org/)
153. Global Researchers Journals (http://www.grjournals.com/)
154. Global Research Online (http://www.globalresearchonline.net/)
155. Global Research Publishing (http://www.grpjournal.org/) (GRP)
156. Global Scientific, Inc. (http://globalpublication.org/index.html)
157. Global Technocrats & Intellectual’s Association (http://www.gtia.co.in/) (GTIA)
158. GlobalOpenJournals.org (http://globalopenjournals.org/index.html)
159. GlobalSkope Publishing Society (http://globalskope.com/ijesr/index.html)
160. Green Earth Research Network (http://www.gejournal.net/index.html)
161. Green Global Foundation (http://www.ggfagro.com/) (GGF)
162. Greener Journals (http://www.gjournals.org/Index.html)
163. Growing Science Publishing Company (http://growingscience.com/index.html)
164. Herald International Research Journals (http://heraldjournals.org/index.htm)
165. Herbert Open Access Journals (http://www.hoajonline.com/)
166. Hikari Ltd. (http://www.m-hikari.com/)
167. Horizon Research Publishing (http://www.hrpub.org/)
168. Human and Sciences Publications (http://www.humanpub.org/) (HumanPub)
169. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society (http://hrmars.com/index.php?
page=our%20journals%20f) (HRMARS)
170. IBIMA Publishing (http://www.ibimapublishing.com/)
171. IJRCM (http://ijrcm.org.in/)
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iMedPub (http://imedpub.com/) = Internet Medical Publishing
Impact Journals (http://www.impactjournals.us/index.php)
Indian Society for Education and Environment (http://www.iseeadyar.org/index.html) (ISEE)
IndianResearchJournals.Com (http://indianresearchjournals.com/Default.aspx)
Indus Foundation for Education, Research & Social Welfare
(http://www.indusedu.org/aboutus.html)
Infinity Press (http://infinitypress.info/publisher/)
Infonomics Society (http://infonomics-society.org/)
Inforesights Publishing (http://inforesights.com/)
Ingenious Enterprises International (http://ingenin.org/) (INGENIN)
Innovare Academic Sciences (http://innovareacademics.in/)
Innovative Space of Scientific Research (http://www.issr-journals.org/) (ISSR Journals)
INREWI (http://www.inrewi.com/home)
Insight Knowledge (http://insightknowledge.co.uk/index.php)
Institute for Research and Development India (http://www.irdindia.in/) (IRD)
Institute of Advanced Scientific Research (http://www.i-asr.com/journals.aspx)
Institute of Doctors Engineers and Scientists (http://www.theides.org/) (IDES)
Institute of Electronic & Information Technology (http://www.ieitweb.org/apscj/editorialboard.html)
Institute of Language and Communication Studies (http://www.inlcs.org/)
Institute of Research and Journals (http://iraj.in/index.php) (IRAJ)
Institute of Research Engineers and Doctors (http://www.theired.org/)(IRED)
Institute of Strategic and International Studies (http://www.isisworld.org/)
InTech Open Access Publisher (http://www.intechweb.org/) - Mirror site
(http://www.intechopen.com/)
Integrated Publishing Association (http://www.ipublishing.co.in/)
Integrated Science Publications (http://indianscience.in/pubs/journals/)
Intellect Journals (http://www.intellectjournals.org/index.html)
Intellectual Archive (http://www.intellectualarchive.com/)
Intercontinental Electronic Journals (http://www.intercontinentalresearchjournals.org/)
Interdisciplinary Publications (http://www.idpublications.org/)
Intermedcentral (http://www.intermedcentral.hk/)
InternationalJournals.co.in (http://internationaljournals.co.in/)
International Academic Journals (http://www.inacj.com/)
International Academy of Business & Economics (http://www.iabe.org/)
International Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (http://internationalaset.com/index.html)(International ASET)
International Academy of Science , Engineering and Technology
(http://www.iaset.us/index.php)(IASET)
The International Academy, Research and Industry Association (http://www.iaria.org/) (IARIA)
International Advances for Research (http://www.intlafr.com/index.html)
International Association for Engineering & Technology (http://www.iaetjournals.com/)
International Association for Engineering and Management Education
(http://www.iaeme.com/about.asp) (IAEME)
International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology
(http://www.iacsit.org/) (IACSIT Press)
International Association of Journals & Conferences (http://www.iajc.org/overview.html) (IAJC)
International Association of Scientific Innovation and Research (http://iasir.net/index.html)
(IASIR)
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International Association of Technology Education & Industry (http://iatei.org/)
International Center for Business Research (http://icbr.net/)
International Centre of Culture Inventory (http://www.icoci.org/)
International Conference on Computer Science and Engineering (http://www.icgst.com/)
International Digital Organization for Scientific Information (http://idosi.org/index.htm) (IDOSI)
International Educative Research Foundation And Publisher (http://www.ierfinfo.com/)
International Foundation for Modern Education and Scientific Research
(http://infomesr.org/en/home) (INFOMESR)
International Foundation for Research and Development (http://www.ifrnd.org/)
International House for Academic Scientific Research (http://www.ihasr.org/) [Link dead as of
2013-01-02]
International Indexed Refereed Research Journal (http://www.ssmrae.com/)
International Institute for Science, Technology and Education (http://www.iiste.org/Journals/)
(IISTE)
International Institute of Informatics and Systemics (http://www.iiis.org/)
International Institute of Scientific & Industrial Research (http://www.iisir.org/)
International Invention Journals (http://internationalinventjournals.org/index.html)
International Journal Publishers Group (http://www.ijpg.org/)
The International Journal Research Publications
(http://www.theinternationaljournal.org/ojs/index1.htm)
International Journals of Engineering & Sciences (http://www.ijens.org/)
International Journals of Multidisciplinary Research Academy (http://www.ijmra.us/)
International Journals of Scientific Knowledge (http://www.ijsk.org/index.html) (IJSK)
International Journals of Scientific Research (http://ijscience.com/default.htm) (IJSR)
International Network for Applied Sciences and Technology (http://www.inast.org/)
International Network for Scientific & Industrial Information (http://insii.com/index.php)
International Network for Natural Sciences (http://www.innspub.net/) (INNSPUB)
International Online Knowledge Services Provider (http://www.ioksp.com/index.html) (IOKSP)
International Organization of Scientific Research (http://iosrjournals.org/index.html) (IOSR)
International Recognition Multidisciplinary Research Journals, Monthly Publish (http://lsrj.in/)
International Recognition Research Journals (http://www.lsrj.in/)
International Research E-Journals (http://www.oiirj.org/)
International Research Journals (http://www.interesjournals.org/)(Lagos, Nigeria)
International Research Journals (http://resjournals.com/) (Accra, Ghana)
International Research Organization of Computer Science
(http://www.irocsjournals.org/irocs/home.php) (IROCS)
International Scholars Journals (http://internationalscholarsjournals.org/)
International Science Congress Association (http://www.isca.in/)
International Scientific Academic Corporation (http://isacorporation.org.in/)
International Scientific Engineering and Research Publications (http://iserp.org/)
International Scientific Publications (http://www.scientific-publications.net/)
International Society for Zoological Research (http://iszr.org/Jrs/index.php/index/index) (ISZR)
International Society of Universal Research in Sciences (http://www.isurs.org/) (EyeSource)
Internet Medical Publishing (http://imedpub.com/)
Internet Scientific Publications (http://www.ispub.com/)
Interscience Journals (http://interscience.org.uk/)
Interscience Open Access Journals (http://www.interscience.in/)
iProbe (https://www.iprobegrp.com/) Group
(IROSSS (http://www.irosss.org/)) International Research Organization of Sciences and Social
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ISISnet (http://www.isisn.org/)
ISPACS (http://ispacs.com/) (International Scientific Publications and Consulting Services)
IRED International Journals (http://theired.org/organizer.html)
Ivy Union Publishing (http://www.ivyunion.org/)
JET Publishing (http://www.jetpublishing.org/index.html)
Journal Issues (http://www.journalissues.org/index.php)
Journal of Comprehensive Research (http://jupapadoc.startlogic.com/compresearch/)
JournalsBank (http://www.journalsbank.com/)
JScholar Journals (http://www.jscholaronline.org/list-of-journals.php)
JSciMed Central (http://www.jscimedcentral.com/)
Jyoti Academic Press (http://jyotiacademicpress.com/)
Kaleidoscope Journals (http://www.kjournals.org/)
KEJA Publications (http://www.kejapub.com/)
Key Research Journals (http://www.keyresearchjournals.org/) (KRJ)
Kindi Publication (http://www.kindipublication.com/home.html)
Knowledgebase Publishers (http://www.knowledgebasepublishers.org/)
KnowledgesPublisher (http://www.knowledgespublisher.com/)
Knowledgia Scientific (http://www.knowledgia.net/) (formerly Knowledgia Review)
KY Publications (http://www.kypublications.com/)
Leena & Luna International (http://www.ajssh.leena-luna.co.jp/)
Lifescience Global (http://www.lifescienceglobal.com/)
Literati Scientific and Publishers (http://www.literatipublishers.com/index.php) (Literati
Publishers)
Longbridge Publishing Company (http://www.lbrpublishing.com/)
Lorem Journals (http://loremjournals.com/index.php)
Macrothink Institute (http://www.macrothink.org/)
Meghana Pubilcations (http://meghanapublications.com/index.html)
Management Education & Research Consortium Global (http://www.mercglobal.org/) (MERC
Global)
Management Journals (http://www.managementjournals.org/index.php)
Marsland Press (http://www.sciencepub.net/)
Mary and Sam Research Academia (http://www.marynsam.co.uk/)
Maryland Institute of Research (http://miredu.org/)
Maxwell Scientific Organization (http://maxwellsci.com/jlist.php)
MASAUM Network (http://www.masaumnet.com/)
Medical Science Journals (http://medical.sciencejournals.cc/) [Link dead as of 2012-11-14]
Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (http://www.mcser.org/) (MCSER)
Medwell Journals (http://www.medwelljournals.com/home.php)
Mehta Press (http://www.mehtapress.com/)
Merit Research Journals (http://meritresearchjournals.org/index.htm)
MNK Publication (http://www.mnkjournals.com/index.htm)
Modern Scientific Press (http://modernscientificpress.com/)
Moksha Publishing House (http://www.mokshaph.com/)
Muhammadon Centre for Research and Development
(http://www.muhammadon.org/index.php) (MCRD)
Mustang Journals (http://mustangjournals.com/index.html)
Narain Publishers Pvt. Ltd (http://www.npplweb.com/) (NPPL)
National Social Science Association (http://www.nssa.us/) (NSSA)
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Natural Sciences Publishing Corporation (http://www.naturalspublishing.com/index.asp)
Nauk Publication (http://www.naukpublication.org/)
Net Journals (http://www.netjournals.org/)
New Ground Research Journals (http://www.newgroundresjournals.org/)
New World Sciences Academy (http://www.newwsa.com/)
Nexus Academic Publishers (http://nexusacademicpublishers.com/) (NAP)
NobleResearch Publisher (http://www.nobleresearch.org/home.aspx)
Noto-are (https://www.notoare.com/)
Novus Scientia Journals (http://novusscientia.org/index.php)
North Atlantic University Union (http://www.naun.org/wseas/cms.action)
Nuclei Online (http://nucleionline.org/)
OA Publishing London (http://oapublishinglondon.com/index.php)
Oceanic Journals (http://oceanicjournals.org/)
OMICS Publishing Group (http://www.omicsonline.org/)
OneCentral Press (http://www.onecentralpress.com/)
Online Journals Management System
(http://onlinejournals.oscij.com/index.php/index/index) (OJMS)
Online Research Journals (http://onlineresearchjournals.org/index.htm)
Open Access Science Research Publisher (http://openaccessscience.com/)(OASRP)
OpenAccessPub (http://openaccesspub.org/index.php)
Open Research and Science Library (http://www.orslib.org/index.html) (ORSlib)
Open Research Network (http://www.openresearchnetwork.org/)
Open Research Society (http://www.open-knowledge-society.org/)
Open Science (http://www.openscienceonline.com/)
ORIC Publications (http://www.oricpub.com/)
Ozean Publications (http://ozelacademy.com/)
Pacesetter Online Publishers (http://pacesetteronlinepublishers.org/)
Pak Publishing Group (http://www.pakinsight.com/)
PBS Journals (http://pbsjournals.com/index.php)
Peak Journals (http://www.peakjournals.org/index.html)
Pelagia Research Library (http://pelagiaresearchlibrary.com/index.html)
Pharma Intelligence (http://www.pharmaintelligence.org/index.html)
Pharma Professional Services (http://www.phaps.com/pubs/)
Pharmaceutical Research Foundation (http://pharmresfoundation.com/)
Pharmacognosy Network Worldwide (http://phcog.net/)
PharmaInfo (http://www.pharmainfo.in/)
PharmaInterScience Publishers (http://www.pharmainterscience.com/)
Photon Foundation (https://sites.google.com/site/photonfoundationorganization/)
Pinnacle Journal Publication (http://pjpub.org/)
Praise Worthy Prize (http://www.praiseworthyprize.com/)
Prime Journals (http://www.primejournal.org/index.html)
Priyanka Research Journal Publication (http://www.prjpublication.com/index.html)
Progressive Science Publications (http://www.pscipub.com/MWP/)
Prudence Journals (http://www.prudencejournals.org/index.htm)
Purple Journals (http://www.purplejournals.org/) [Link dead as of 2013-10-19]
Quazzy Journals (http://quazzyjournals.org/index.htm)
R & S Publications
(https://sites.google.com/a/randspublications.org/randspublications/home) [Link dead as of 201307-04]
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Recent Science (http://recentscience.org/)
RedFame Publishing (http://www.redfame.com/home/)
Research and Reviews (http://www.rroij.com/) (An International Journals)
Research Online Publishing (http://www.ronpub.com/) (RonPub)
Research Publish Journals (http://www.researchpublish.com/)
Research Publisher (http://researchpub.org/index.html)
Research WebPub (http://www.researchwebpub.org/)
RG Education Society (http://www.rgsociety.org/) (RG Journals of Scientific Research)
Rising Vision (http://www.risingvision.org/index.html) (RV)
Ross Science Publishers (http://rossscience.org/index.php)
RS Publication (http://rspublication.com/)
Sacha International Academic Journals (http://www.sachajournals.com/index.php)
Sai Om Publications (http://www.saiompublications.com/)
SAMANM Group of Research Publications (http://www.samanmjournals.org/) (SGRP)
SAVAP International (http://www.journals.savap.org.pk/)
Savvy Science Publisher (http://savvysciencepublisher.com/)
Scholar Journals (http://www.scholarjournals.org/) [Link dead as of 2013-04-20]
Scholar People (http://scholarpeople.org/)
Scholar Science Journals (http://www.ssjournals.com/)
Scholarlink Resource Centre Limited (http://scholarlinkresearch.org/)
Scholarly and Academic Research Journals (http://www.sarjournals.org/index.html) (SARJ)
Scholarly Journals (http://scholarly-journals.com/index.htm)
Scholars Research Library (http://scholarsresearchlibrary.com/)
Scholars Academic and Scientific Publishers (http://saspublisher.com/) (SAS Publishers)
ScholarsHub.net (http://www.scholarshub.net/)
Scholink (http://www.scholink.org/Home.html)
Sci Edit Publications (http://sci-edit.net/edit/)
SciDoc Publishers (http://scidoc.org/index.php)
Sciedu Press (http://sciedu.ca/web/)
Science & Knowledge Publishing Corporation Limited (http://scik.org/)
Science Academy Publisher (http://www.sciacademypublisher.com/)
Science Alert (http://scialert.net/index.php)
Science and Education Centre of North America (http://www.todayscience.org/)
Science and Education Publishing (http://www.sciepub.com/portal/Home)
Science and Engineering Publishing Company (http://www.seipub.org/)
The Science and Information Organization (http://thesai.org/) (SAI)
Science and Technology Publishing (http://www.scitecpub.com/)
Science Education Foundation (http://www.ejournalnet.com/)
Science Instinct Publications (http://www.sciipub.com/)
Science Journal Publication (http://www.sjpub.org/) (SJP)
Science Park Journals (http://scienceparkjournals.com/)
Science Publications (http://www.thescipub.com/)
Science Publishing Group (http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/home/index.aspx)
Science Publishing Corporation (http://www.sciencepubco.com/)
Science Record Journals (http://www.sciencerecord.com/)
Science Target (http://www.sciencetarget.com/)
Science Web Publishing (http://www.sciencewebpublishing.net/)
ScienceDomain International (http://www.sciencedomain.org/)
ScienceHuβ (http://www.scihub.org/index.html)
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Scienpress Ltd. (http://www.scienpress.com/Default.asp)
Scientific & Academic Publishing (http://www.sapub.org/journal/index.aspx)
Scientific and Academic Publication (http://www.sapublications.com/)
Scientific Advances Publishers (http://scientificadvancespublishers.com/)
Scientific Journals (http://www.scientific-journals.co.uk/)
Scientific Journals International (http://www.scientificjournals.org/)
Scientific Online Publishing (http://www.scipublish.com/)
Scientific Perspectives Publishing (http://waprogramming.com/index.php) (Scipers)
Scientific Research Publishing (http://www.scirp.org/) (SCIRP)
Scientific Viewers (http://www.scientificviewers.com/)
Scigmoid (http://www.scigmoid.com/index.php)
Sciknow (http://www.sciknow.org/)
SciTechnol (http://scitechnol.com/)
ScottishGroup Education and Testing Services (http://scottishjournal.co.uk/)
Scribes Guild (http://www.scribesguildjournals.org/journals.html)
Segment Journals (http://www.segmentjournals.com/)
SETScholars (http://www.setscholars.org/)
Seventh Sense Research Group Journals (http://www.internationaljournalssrg.org/index.html)
Signpost e Journals (http://www.journals.academicpursuits.us/)
Silicon Valley Publishers (http://www.svpublishers.co.uk/)
SPIRI The Global Research (http://www.spiri.org/)
SJournals (http://www.sjournals.com/)
Sky Journals (http://skyjournals.org/index.html)
SmartPub (http://smatpub.com/Journals.php) (International Academy of Energy, Minerals and
Materials)
Society for Science and Nature (http://scienceandnature.org/index.php)
Society of Business Research (https://www.sbrconferences.com/Home.html)
Society of Engineering Science and Technology (http://www.sestindia.org/) (SEST India)
Sphinx Knowledge House (http://sphinxsai.com/)
Spring Journals (http://www.springjournals.net/)
South Asian Academic Research Journals (http://www.saarj.com/index.html)
Southern Cross Publishing Group (http://www.sciencej.com/submit.html)
The Standard International Journals (http://www.thesij.com/)
Standard Research Journals (http://standresjournals.org/index.html)
STM Journals (http://stmjournals.com/index.html)
Stringer Open (http://www.stringeropen.com/)
Suryansh Publications (http://scholarlyoa.com/publishers/www.suryanshpublications.inf)
Swiss Journals (http://www.swissjournals.org/)
Symbiosis (http://symbiosisonlinepublishing.com/index.php)(Symbiosis Online Publishing)
Synergy Publishers (http://www.synergypublishers.com/)
T&S Journal PUblications (http://tands-journal-publications.com/)
Technical Journals Online (http://www.technicaljournalsonline.com/index.html)
Technopark Publications (http://technoparkpublications.com/)
Textroad Journals (http://www.textroad.com/)
Thavan E ACT International Journals (http://www.thavan.org/)
TI Journals (http://waprogramming.com/)
Time Journals (http://www.timejournals.org/)
Tomas Publishing (http://tomaspubs.com/)
Topclass Global Journals (http://www.topclassglobaljournals.org/)
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Trade Science, Inc (http://www.tsijournals.com/)
Trans Stellar (http://www.tjprc.org/index.php) (Transstellar)
Transaction Series on Engineering Sciences and Technologies (http://www.tsest.org/)
Transnational Research Journals (http://universalresearchjournals.org/) (formerly Universal
Research Journals)
TSPublications (https://sites.google.com/a/tspublications.org/tspublications/home) [Link dead as
of 2013-08-23]
U.S. Science Press (http://usspress.com/)
Unique Research Journals (http://www.uniqueresearchjournals.org/index.htm)
Universal Association of Computer and Electronics Engineers (http://uacee.org/)(UACEE)
Universal Association of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineers (http://uamae.org/)(UAMAE)
Universal Research Publications (http://urpjournals.com/contactus.php)
Valleys International (http://valleys.co.in/)
VBRI Press (http://www.vbripress.com/aboutus.aspx)
Whites Science Journals (http://whitesscience.com/Default.aspx)
Victorquest Publications (http://victorquestpub.com/)
Watch Plus (http://www.watchpub.org/index.htm)
We-Together to Save Yourself Society (http://www.sospublication.co.in/index.php)
Wilolud Journals (http://www.wiloludjournal.com/page.php?3)
Wireilla Scientific Publications (http://wireilla.com/)
World Academic Journal of Business & Applied Science (http://wajbas.webs.com/)s (WAJBAS
Publishing) [Publisher]
World Academic Publishing (http://www.academicpub.org/)
World Academic Union (http://www.worldacademicunion.com/default.html)
World Academy of Research and Publication (http://www.warponline.org/)
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
(http://www.waset.org/publications.php) (WASET)
World Business Institute (http://www.wbiworld.org/) Also here: http://www.wassco.org/
(http://www.wassco.org/)
World Journal of Publisher (http://www.wjp.co.in/) (WJP)
World Open Access Journals (http://www.woaj.org/)
World Scholars (http://wscholars.com/)
World Science Publisher (http://www.worldsciencepublisher.org/index.php)
World Science Research Journals (http://www.wsrjournals.org/) (WSR Journals)
World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (http://www.wseas.org/) (WSEAS)
World Standard Organization (http://standard.org/)
Wudpecker Research Journals (http://www.wudpeckerresearchjournals.org/)
Wyno Academic Journals (http://www.wynoacademicjournals.org/index.html)
List 2: Questionable Standalone Journals
This year’s list contains 303 titles; last year’s had 126.
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Academic Exchange Quarterly (http://www.rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/)
Academicus International Scientific Journal (http://www.academicus.edu.al/)
Academy of Contemporary Research Journal (http://aocrj.org/)(AOCRJ)
Acta de Gerencia Ciencia (http://www.cagena.com/) (CAGENA)
Advances in Forestry Letter (http://www.afl-journal.org/index.aspx)
Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences (http://ajms.alameenmedical.org/) (AJMS)
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American Journal of Advanced Drug Delivery (http://www.ajadd.co.uk/)
American Journal of Advances in Medical Science (http://www.arnaca.com/) (ARNACA)
American Journal of Engineering Research (http://www.ajer.us/index.html)
American Journal of Pharmacy and Health Research (http://www.ajphr.com/) (AJPHR)
American Journal of PharmTech Research (http://www.ajptr.com/) (AJPTR)
American Journal of Phytomedicine and Clinical Therapeutics (http://www.ajpct.org/)
American Journal of Social issues and Humanities (http://www.ajsih.in/index.php/ajsih/index)
American Research Journal (http://www.abrj.org/)
Anglisticum (http://www.anglisticum.mk/index.php): International Journal of Literature,
Linguistics & Interdisciplinary Studies
Archives Des Sciences Journal (http://www.sciencesarchive.com/)
Archives of Pharmacy Practice (http://www.archivepp.com/)
ARNACA American Journal of Advances in Medical Science (http://arnaca.com/)
Asian Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
(http://www.jbiopharm.com/index.php/ajbp)
Asian Journal of Health and Medical Sciences (http://www.ajhms.org/)
Asian Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (http://ajhss.org/)
Asian Journal of Business and Management Sciences
(http://www.ajbms.org/index.php) (AJBMS)
Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences (http://ajphs.com/)
Asian Journal of Pharmacy and Life Science (http://www.ajpls.com/index.html)
Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Health Care
(http://jprhc.in/index.php) (AJPRHC)
Australasian Journal of Herpetology (http://www.smuggled.com/AJHFP1.htm)
Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences (http://www.ajbasweb.com/)
Australian Journal of Business and Management Research
(http://www.ajbmr.com/index.php) (AJBMR)
Ayupharm: International Journal of Ayurveda and Allied Sciences
(http://www.ayurpharm.com/)
The Bioscan (http://www.thebioscan.in/index.htm)
Bioresearch Bulletin (http://bioresonline.org/)
Bioscience Discovery (http://biosciencediscovery.com/index.html#gsc.tab=0)
Biosciences, Biotechnology Research Asia (http://www.biotech-asia.org/) (BBRA)
British Biomedical Bulletin (http://bbbulletin.org/)
British Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences
(http://www.ajournal.co.uk/BJEFM.htm)
British Journal of Science (http://www.ajournal.co.uk/index.htm)
Bulletin of Mathematical Sciences & Applications (http://www.bmsa.us/index.php)
Bulletin of Pharmaceutical Research (http://journal.appconnect.in/)
Bulletin of Society for Mathematical Services and Standards
(http://www.jsomass.com/index.php)
Calodema (http://www.calodema.com/)
Canadian Chemical Transactions (http://canchemtrans.ca/)
Case Studies Journals (http://www.casestudiesjournal.com/)
Chemical Science Transactions (http://www.e-journals.in/)
Computer Science Chronicle (http://www.cschronicle.org/)
Computer Science Journal (http://comsj.org/)
The Criterion: An International Journal in English (http://www.the-criterion.com/)
Current Biotica (http://www.currentbiotica.com/)
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Current Discovery (http://www.ijcdi.com/)
Current Trends in Technology and Sciences (http://www.ctts.in/) (CTTS)
Direct Research Journals (http://directresearchjournals.org/index.html)
E-Library Science Research Journal (http://lsrj.in/Default1.aspx)
ExcelingTech Publishing Company, Ltd. (http://ojs.excelingtech.co.uk/)
Elixir International Journal (http://www.elixirpublishers.com/) (formerly Elixir Online Journal
(http://www.elixirjournal.org/))
FOREX Technical Journal Library (http://www.forexjournal.co.in/Index.aspx)
Frontiers in Aerospace Engineering (http://www.fae-journal.org/index.aspx)
Galaxy: International Multidisciplinary Research Journal (http://www.galaxyimrj.com/)
Global Journal of Management Science and Technology (http://gjmst.com/index.htm)
Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health (http://www.gjmedph.org/)
Golden Research Thoughts (http://www.aygrt.isrj.net/)
Indian Journal of Applied-Basic Medical Sciences (http://www.themedicalacademy.in/)
Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biological Research (http://ijpbr.in/) (IJPBR)
Indian Journal of Research Anvikshiki (http://www.anvikshikijournal.com/)
Indian Journal of Research in Pharmacy and Biotechnology (http://www.ijrpb.com/) (IJRPB)
Indian Journal of Scientific Research (http://www.ijsr.in/index.php)(IJSR)
Indian Streams Research Journal (http://www.isrj.net/Default.aspx)
Indo American Journal of Pharmaceutical Research (http://www.iajpr.com/)
Indo-Global Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (http://iglobaljournal.com/)
Innovations in Pharmaceuticals and Pharmacotherapy
(http://www.innpharmacotherapy.com/Default.aspx) (IPP)
Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in Business (http://ijcrb.webs.com/)
Interdisciplinary Journal of Research in Business (http://www.idjrb.com/index.php) (IDJRB)
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal (http://www.iamj.in/) (IAMJ)
The International Asian Research Journal (http://www.tiarj.com/)(TIARJ)
International Design Journal (http://www.journal.faa-design.com/index.htm)
The International Interdisciplinary Journal of Education (http://iijoe.org/) (IIJE)
International Journal of Advanced Engineering Applications (http://fragrancejournals.com/)
International Journal of Advanced Research (http://www.journalijar.com/index.php)
International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer and Communication Engineering
(http://www.ijarcce.com/) (IJARCCE)
International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science and Electronics Engineering
(http://ijarcsee.org/index.php/IJARCSEE) (IJARCSEE)
International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science and Software Engineering
(http://www.ijarcsse.com/) (IJARCSSE)
International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science & Technology
(http://www.ijarcst.com/index.html) (IJARCST)
International Journal of Advanced Research in Electrical, Electronics and Instrumentation
Engineering (http://www.ijareeie.com/) (IJAREEIE)
International Journal of Advanced Technology and Engineering Research
(http://www.ijater.com/) (IJATER)
International Journal of Advancements in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
(http://www.ijamae.uamae.org/editorial_board.html)
International Journal of Advancements in Research & Technology (http://www.ijoart.org/)
(IJOART)
International Journal of Advances in Engineering & Technology (http://www.ijaet.org/)(IJAET)
International Journal of Advances in Power Systems (http://www.ijaps.org/Index/)(IJAPS)
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List of Predatory Publishers 2014 | Scholarly Open Access
International Journal of Agriculture and Crop Sciences (http://ijagcs.com/) (IJACS)
International Journal of Agricultural Management & Development (http://www.ijamad.com/)
International Journal of Agronomy & Plant Production (http://www.ijappjournal.com/)
International Journal of Applied Biology and Pharmaceutical Technology
(http://www.ijabpt.com/index.html) (IJABPT)
International Journal of Applied Linguistics & English Literature
(http://www.ijalel.org/Default.aspx)
International Journal of Applied Research & Studies (http://www.ijars.in/) (iJARS)
International Journal of Applied Research & Studies (http://www.ijars.in/) (iJARS)
International Journal of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology (http://ijasbt.org/)(IJASBT)
International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Mechatronic (http://www.ijaim.org/)s
International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharma Research (http://ijapr.in/)
International Journal of Bio (http://www.ijobio.com/) (IJOBIO)
International Journal of Biomedical Science (http://www.ijbs.org/HomePage.aspx)
International Journal of Business and Commerce (http://www.ijbcnet.com/)
International Journal of Bussiness and Management Invention
(http://www.ijbmi.org/index.html)
International Journal of Business and Social Research (http://www.ijbsr.org/)
International Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (http://www.ijcps.com/)(IJCPS)
International Journal of Communication Networks and Information Security
(http://www.ijcnis.org/) (IJCNIS)
International Journal of Computational Engineering Research
(http://www.ijceronline.com/editorial-board.html)
International Journal of Computer & Electronics Research (http://ijcer.org/) (IJCER)
International Journal of Computer and Information Technology (http://www.ijcit.com/)(IJCIT)
International Journal of Computer Applications (http://www.ijcaonline.org/)
International Journal of Computer Application and Engineering Technology
(http://www.ijcaet.net/) (IJCAET)
International Journal of Computer Applications in Engineering Sciences
(http://www.caesjournals.org/) (IJCAES)
International Journal of Computer Science and Business Informatics
(http://www.ijcsbi.org/index.php/ijcsbi)
International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security
(https://sites.google.com/site/ijcsis/)
International Journal of Computer Science and Network (http://ijcsn.org/) (IJCSN)
International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security (http://ijcsns.org/)(IJCSNS)
International Journal of Computer Science Engineering (http://www.ijcse.net/index.php) (IJCSE)
International Journal of Computer Science Issues (http://ijcsi.org/index.php)
International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences (http://www.ijcmas.com/)
International Journal of Current Research (http://www.journalcra.com/)
International Journal of Current Research and Academic Review (http://www.ijcrar.com/)
(IJCRAR)
International Journal of Current Research and Review (http://www.ijcrr.com/current_issue.html)
International Journal of Current Science (http://currentsciencejournal.info/index.html)
International Journal of Development and Sustainability (http://isdsnet.com/ijds/)(IJDS)
International Journal of Development Research (http://www.journalijdr.com/)
International Journal of Drug Development and Research (http://www.ijddr.in/) (IJDDR)
International Journal of E-Computer Science Evolution (http://www.ijecse.com/)
International Journal of Economics and Research (http://www.ijeronline.com/)
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126. The International Journal of Educational and Psychological Assessment
(https://sites.google.com/site/tijepa2012/home)
127. International Journal of Electrochemical Science (http://www.electrochemsci.org/)
128. International Journal of Electronics and Computer Research (http://www.ijecr.com/) (IJECR)
129. International Journal of Electronics Communication and Computer Engineering
(http://www.ijecce.org/)
130. International Journal of Electronics Communication and Computer Technology
(http://www.ijecct.org/index.htm) (IJECCT)
131. International Journal of Emerging Sciences (http://ijes.info/index.html) (IJES)
132. International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering
(http://www.ijetae.com/index.html)
133. International Journal of Energy & Technology (http://www.journal-enertech.eu/)
134. International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology (http://www.ijeat.org/)(IJEAT)
135. International Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences (http://eaas-journal.org/)
136. International Journal of Engineering and Computer Science (http://www.ijecs.in/) (IJECS)
137. International Journal of Engineering and Innovative Technology (http://ijeit.com/index.php)
(IJEIT)
138. International Journal of Engineering and Management Research (http://www.ijemr.net/)(IJEMR)
139. The IJES: The International Journal of Engineering and Science (http://www.theijes.com/)
140. International Journal of Engineering and Science Invention
(http://www.ijesi.org/index.html) (IJESI)
141. International Journal of Engineering Inventions (http://www.ijeijournal.com/index.html)
142. International Journal of Engineering Research (http://www.ijer.in/ijer/)
143. International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications
(http://www.ijera.com/index.html)
144. International Journal of Engineering Research and Development (http://www.ijerd.com/)(IJERD)
145. International Journal of Engineering Research and Science & Technology
(http://www.ijerst.com/index.php) (IJERST)
146. International Journal of Engineering Science & Advanced Technology (http://ijesat.org/)
147. International Journal of Engineering Science and Innovative Technology
(http://www.ijesit.com/) (IJESIT)
148. International Journal of Engineering, Science and Technology (http://www.ijest-ng.com/)
149. International Journal of Engineering Sciences & Research Technology
(http://www.ijesrt.com/index.html) (IJESRT)
150. International Journal of English and Education (http://ijee.org/)
151. International Journal of English Language & Translation Studies (http://eltsjournal.org/) (IJELTS)
152. International Journal of Farming and Allied Sciences (http://ijfas.com/)
153. International Journal of Fundamental & Applied Sciences (http://www.bma.org.in/IJFAS.aspx)
154. International Journal of Governance (http://www.ijgovernance.com/)
155. International Journal of Health Research (http://www.ijhr.org/)
156. International Journal of Health Sciences and Research (http://www.ijhsr.org/)
157. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention
(http://www.ijhssi.org/) (IJHSSI)
158. International Journal of Humanities, Engineering and Pharmaceutical Sciences
(http://ijheps.org/)
159. International Journal of Information and Communication Research (http://www.ijicr.com/)
160. International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Research
(http://esjournals.org/index.php)
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161. International Journal of Information Technology & Business Management
(http://www.jitbm.com/)
162. International Journal of Information Technology & Computer Science (http://ijitcs.com/) (IJITCS)
163. International Journal of Innovative Ideas (http://www.publishtopublic.com/)
164. International Journal of Innovative Research and Development (http://www.ijird.com/)
165. International Journal of Innovative Research and Studies (http://www.ijirs.com/)
166. International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering
(http://www.ijitee.org/) (IJITEE)
167. International Journal of Inventions in Pharmaceutical Sciences (http://www.ijips.net/)(IJIPS)
168. International Journal of Language Learning and Applied Linguistics World
(http://www.ijllalw.org/)
169. International Journal of Latest Research in Engineering and Computing
(http://www.ijlrec.com/) (IJLREC)
170. International Journal of Life science and Pharma Research (http://www.ijlpr.com/)
171. International Journal of Life Sciences Biotechnology and Pharma Research
(http://www.ijlbpr.com/index.php) (IJLBPR)
172. The International Journal of Management (http://www.theijm.com/)
173. International Journal of Management and Business Studies (http://ijmbs.com/) (IJMBS)
174. International Journal of Management, Economics and Social Sciences
(http://www.ijmess.com/index.php) (IJMESS)
175. International Journal of Management Research and Business Strategy
(http://www.ijmrbs.com/) (IJMRBS)
176. International Journal of Management Sciences and Business Research
(http://www.ijmsbr.com/) (IJMSBR)
177. International Journal of Mathematical Research & Science (http://www.ijmrs.org/)
178. International Journal of Mathematics and Soft Computing
(http://www.ijmsc.com/index.php/ijmsc/index) (IJMSC)
179. International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health (http://www.ijmsph.com/) (IJMSPH)
180. International Journal of Medical Sciences and Health Care (http://www.ijmshc.com/) (IJMSHC)
181. International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (http://ijmrhs.com/)(IJMRHS)
182. International Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Research (http://ijmbr.com/index.php)
183. International Journal of Medicine and Biosciences (http://www.ijmbonline.com/)
184. International Journal of Medicobiologial Research (http://www.ijmedres.com/)
185. International Journal of Modern Engineering Research (http://www.ijmer.com/) (IJMER)
186. International Journal of Novel Drug Delivery Technology (http://www.scopemed.org/?jid=15)
187. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences (http://www.ijpbs.net/index.html) (IJPBS)
188. International Journal of Pharmaceutical & Research Science
(http://www.ijprsjournal.com/index.html) (IJPRS Journal)
189. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Research
(http://www.pharmscidirect.com/)
190. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Phytopharmacological Research
(http://www.eijppr.com/) (eIJPPR)
191. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Development (http://www.ijprd.com/)
(IJPRD)
192. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Science Invention (http://www.ijpsi.org/) (IJPSI)
193. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research
(http://www.ijpsdr.com/index.htm)
194. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research
(http://www.ijpsr.com/index.html)(IJPSR)
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International Journal of Pharmacy (http://www.pharmascholars.com/)
International Journal of Pharmacy and Technology (http://www.ijptonline.com/) (IJPT)
International Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Sciences (http://www.ijpaes.com/)
International Journal of Power Electronics Engineering (http://www.ijpee.com/index.php/ijpee)
International Journal of Recent Scientific Research (http://www.recentscientific.com/)
International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (http://www.ijrte.org/) (IJRTE)
International Journal of Recent Trends in Electrical & Electronics Engineering
(http://scholarlyoa.com/individualjournals/International%20Journal%20of%20Recent%20trends%20in%20Electrical%20&%20Electronics
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Computer Engineering
(http://www.ijrice.com/) (IJRICE)
International Journal of Research Development (http://forefrontcorpo.wix.com/ijord)(IJORD)
International Journal of Research in Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering
(http://www.ijrame.com/) (IJRAME)
International Journal of Research in Ayurveda and Pharmacy (http://www.ijrap.net/)
International Journal of Research in Computer Science (http://www.ijorcs.org/)
International Journal of Research in Computer Technology
(http://www.opusinfo.in/ijrct/index.php/ijrct/information/readers)
International Journal of Research in Engineering and Advanced Technology
(http://www.ijreat.org/) (IJREAT)
International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology (http://ijret.org/)(IJRET)
International Journal of Research in Medical and Dental Sciences
(https://edas.info/web/ijrmds/index.html)
International Journal of Reviews in Computing (http://www.ijric.org/index.php)
International Journal of Science and Advanced Technology (http://www.ijsat.com/) (IJSAT)
International Journal of Science and Technology (http://ejournalofsciences.org/)
International Journal of Science Commerce and Humanities
(http://www.ijsch.com/journaluk/Publisher-69) (IJSCH)
International Journal of Science Innovations and Discoveries (http://www.ijsidonline.info/)
International Journal of Sciences (http://www.ijsciences.com/) (IJSciences)
International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research (http://www.ijstr.org/)
International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research (http://www.ijser.org/) (IJSER)
International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications (http://www.ijsrp.org/) (IJSRP)
International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Technology (http://ijset.com/ijset/)
International Journal of Scientific Research and Application (http://ijsra.com/) (IJSRA Publishing)
International Journal of Scientific Research in Education (http://www.ijsre.com/)
The International Journal of Social Sciences (http://www.tijoss.com/index.html) (TIJOSS)
International Journal of Soft Computing and Engineering (http://www.ijsce.org/)
International Journal of Sport Studies (http://ijssjournal.com/) (IJSS)
International Journal of Technical Research and Applications
(http://www.ijtra.com/index.php) (IJTRA)
International Journal of Trends in Economics Management and Technology
(http://www.ijtemt.org/)(IJTEMT)
International Journal of Universal Pharmacy and Bio Sciences
(http://www.ijupbs.com/Home.aspx)(IJUPBS)
International Journal on Recent and Innovation Trends in Computing and Communication
(http://ijritcc.org/) (IJRITCC)
International Refereed Journal of Engineering and Science (http://www.irjes.com/) (IRJES)
International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences (http://www.irjabs.com/en/)
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(IRJABS)
International Research Journal of Applied Finance (https://irjaf.com/)
International Research Journal of Pharmaceutical and Applied Sciences
(http://www.irjpas.com/) (IRJPAS)
International Researchers (http://iresearcher.org/index.html)
Journal der Pharmazie Forschung (http://www.rapsr.com/) (RAPSR)
Journal of Advances in Internal Medicine (http://www.aimjournal.org/index.php)
Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (http://www.jpands.org/) (JPANDS)
Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences (http://www.m.elewa.org/JAPS/) (Nairobi, Kenya)
Journal of Applied Pharmacy (http://japharmacy.com/master/Default.aspx)
Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science (http://www.japsonline.com/index.php)
Journal of Basic and Clinical Pharmacy (http://jbclinpharm.com/default.aspx) [Link dead as of
2013-05-06]
Journal of Behavioral Sciences in Asia (http://www.joursa.com/)
Journal of Bio Innovation (http://www.jbino.com/index.htm)
Journal of Business Management and Applied Economics (http://jbmae.scientificpapers.org/)
Journal of Business Research (http://isarder.org/eng/) (İşletme Araştırmaları Dergisi)0
Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (http://jchps.com/)
Journal of Computing (http://www.journalofcomputing.org/)
Journal of Coastal Life Medicine (http://jclmm.com/)
Journal of Cosmology (http://journalofcosmology.com/)
Journal of Current Pharma Research (http://www.cpronline.in/)
Journal of Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Sciences (http://cisjournal.org/)
Journal of ELT and Applied Linguistics (http://www.jeltal.com/) (JELTAL)
Journal of Environmental Hydrology (http://www.hydroweb.com/journal-hydrology.html)
Journal of Global Research in Computer Science
(http://www.jgrcs.info/index.php/jgrcs) (JGRCS)
Journal of International Academic Research for Multidisciplinary
(http://www.jiarm.com/home.html)(JIARM)
Journal of International Management Studies (http://www.jimsjournal.org/index.html)
Journal of Knowledge Management, Economics and Information Technology
(http://www.scientificpapers.org/)
Journal of Medical Research and Practice (http://jmrp.info/index.php/jmrp) (JMRP)
Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences (http://www.jpbms.info/) (JPBMS)
Journal of Science Editing (http://journalofscienceediting.org/)
Journal of Scientific Theory and Methods (http://journalofscientifictheoryandmethods.com/)
Kashmir Economic Review (http://ker.ajku.edu.pk/)
The Macrotheme Review (http://macrotheme.com/home)
Mathematical and Computational Applications (http://mcajournal.cbu.edu.tr/) (MCA)
Modern Behavioral Science (http://pwriters.com/index.php/mbs/index)
The Modern Journal of Applied Linguistics (http://www.mjal.org/index.htm) (MJAL)
National Journal of Basic Medical Sciences (http://njbms.com/)
National Journal of Medical and Dental Research (http://njmdr.org/)
Oriental Journal of Computer Science and Technology (http://www.computerscijournal.org/)
People’s Journal of Scientific Research (http://www.pjsr.org/Home.html)
The Pharma Research (Journal) (http://www.thepharmaresearch.info/)
Pharmacologia (http://pharmacologia.co.uk/)
PharmacologyOnline (http://pharmacologyonline.silae.it/front) (PhOL)
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275. PHARMANEST: An International Journal of Advances in Pharmaceutical Sciences
(http://www.pharmanest.net/)
276. Plant Digest (http://plantdigest.co.uk/index.php)
277. Reef Resources Assessment and Management Technical Paper (http://behaviorsciences.com/)
278. Research Directions (http://researchdirection.org/Default.aspx): International Multidisciplinary
Research Journal (Research Directions Journal
279. Research in Biotechnology (http://www.researchinbiotechnology.com/home)
280. Research Inventy: International Journal of Engineering and Science
(http://www.researchinventy.com/index.html)
281. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences
(http://www.rjpbcs.com/index.html) (RJPBCS)
282. Researchers World – Journal of Arts Science & Commerce
(http://www.researchersworld.com/index.html)
283. Review of Research (http://www.ror.isrj.net/)
284. Reviews of Progress (http://reviewsofprogress.org/)
285. Romanian Biotechnological Letters (http://ebooks.unibuc.ro/biologie/RBL/index.html)
286. Science International (http://www.scienceinternational.com/)
287. Science Park (http://www.scienceparks.in/Default.aspx)
288. Science Research Reporter (http://www.jsrr.in/)
289. Science Reuters (http://www.sciencereuters.com/)
290. Scientific World (http://scientificworld.co.uk/)
291. Seventh Sense Research Group Journal (http://ssrgj.blogspot.com/)
292. South Asian Journal of Mathematics (http://www.sajm.com.nu/index.htm)
293. Tactful Management Research Journal (http://tmgt.lsrj.in/) (TMRJ)
294. Technics Technologies Education Management (http://www.ttem.ba/index.html)
295. Universal Journal of Applied Computer Science and Technology (http://uniascit.in/index.php)
296. Universal Journal of Computer Science and Engineering Technology
(http://www.unicse.org/) (UniCSE)
297. Universal Journal of Pharmacy (http://www.ujponline.com/) (UJP Online)
298. Weekly Science International Research Journal (http://www.weeklyscience.org/Default.aspx)
299. World Applied Sciences Journal (http://www.wasj.org/)
300. World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research (http://www.wjpr.net/) (WJPR)
301. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
(http://www.wjpps.com/fromeditordesl.php) (WJPPS)
302. World Journal of Science and Technology (http://worldjournalofscience.com/) (WJST)
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Samir Hachani says:
January 2, 2014 at 9:33 AM
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Quite an impressive list indeed !!! Jeffrey is too modest: he has almost single handedly uncover
these so called publishers. His work is simply great !!!! I find in his list an incommensurable
source.Keep up the good work , Jeff and happy new year debunking the falsies !!!!
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rbb says:
January 2, 2014 at 5:55 PM
Still, most the “big name” or established scientific journals charge a lot. This is due to production
by publishers that make a profit (not a bad thing yet fees seem high). These lists are helpful but
many review committees etc may not have them handy. To me (a senior scientist), I would
assign a value of zero to some of these titles. Thus, if I was reviewing a colleague for promotion,
tenure and the like, I would give higher value to established journals and those that appear legit
(have anonymous peer review).
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John says:
January 2, 2014 at 6:55 PM
Thanks for your work.
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Dr.Syed Md.Zainul Abedin says:
January 2, 2014 at 9:33 PM
Thank you Jeffrey Beall for your continued efforts to establish order in publishing articles.
Wish you a very Happy New Year 2014!
I like to publish this post in my website,www.connecttask.com for further dissemination.I hope
you will accord permission to publish.
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I will publish the full article with your name and cite the link in my website.
Best regards,
Dr.Syed Md.Zainul Abedin
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Jeffrey Beall says:
January 3, 2014 at 6:35 AM
Sure, feel free to copy the post. Happy New Year.
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Dr.Syed Md.Zainul Abedin says:
January 3, 2014 at 10:59 AM
You are welcome,dear friend.
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Dr.Syed Md.Zainul Abedin says:
January 3, 2014 at 12:15 PM
The post has been published in my website,www.connecttask.com
at the following link:
http://connecttask.com/blog/2014/01/04/list-of-predatory-publishers-2014-by-jeffreybeallpublished-for-further-dissemination/
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Dr Abou Togola says:
January 6, 2014 at 12:21 AM
Dear JB let me wish you a happy new year 2014. Thank you so much for your useful job.
Could you tell me if the Journal of Insects is a good journal or a predator
(http://www.hindawi.com/journals/insects/ )
Have a nice day.
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Jeffrey Beall says:
January 6, 2014 at 7:07 AM
That journal is not listed as a predatory journal. Happy New Year
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Uche E says:
February 20, 2014 at 7:22 AM
Good day, Jeffrey.
If I have already published an article in any of the predatory open-access journals, what
do I do?
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January 3, 2014 at 1:34 PM
[…] Beall ha pubblicato il nuovo elenco dei predoni dell’Open […]
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Ogwo says:
January 3, 2014 at 1:36 PM
Thanks for this update. Indeed, from the questionable publisher list, it is clear that this has
become a growth industry. What a shame! Is it possible to be further guided with a list of fairly
acceptable publishers, in the general area of Business and Management Studies?
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Bhaskar says:
January 3, 2014 at 11:59 PM
Thanks Jeff. This is the my first visit to your list… Mixed feelings! I have two papers with
publishers that feature on this list, viz. Academic Journals and Medwell Journals. Could it be
possible (being optimistic) that some of the journals (lets say those that published my papers) by
these publishers are not as malafide?
I published one paper with Medwell Journals in ‘Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances’
that claims to have an IF=0.39. The manuscript underwent rigorous review; I was asked to
include more statistical treatment of my data and add more papers to the discussion and even reformat some of the references cited. However, when they published it, they misspelt one of the
table legends as ‘Tabel No. 1′.
The other paper in ‘African Journal of Mirobiology Research’ did not ‘bother’ me much; they
simply asked me to explain few points and justify my conclusions in greater detail. This journal
also claims to have an IF = 0.7; in fact, they do not claim but I found this IF for the journal on
ResearchGate.
Moreover, both these journals have a very fair metric (6.8 and 7 out of 10, respectively) in the
NAAS journal index maintained by National Academy of Agricultural Research, India – the
source from where I learnt about these journals and also the major reason why I submitted to
them.
I shall be happy to know your views on these two journals. Thanks again.
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Jeffrey Beall says:
January 4, 2014 at 8:07 AM
I have heard that Thomson Reuters, the publisher of Journal Citation Reports, has removed
the impact factor for the Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances. Also, I do not see the
African Journal of Microbiology Research as having an impact factor at all. I looked this up in
JCR and present here a selection from their list. The journal would fall here if it were on the
list:
AFRICAN INVERTEBRATES
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF AQUATIC SCIENCE
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE
African Journal of Psychiatry
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF RANGE & FORAGE SCIENCE
African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicines
African Natural History
I still recommend that researchers not submit any papers to the journals published by
Medwell Journals and by Academic Journals. Thanks.
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Corey Allen says:
January 4, 2014 at 2:28 AM
Hey Jefferey,
Thanks for the update. However there are several predators you have missed. SciHub
(scihub.org), they first used an address of Lasani Town, Faisalabad Pakistan but when I
questioned them to confirm, they changed their contact details to a PO Box in connecticut. They
also have major grammar errors and their website doesn’t work properly.
Another is AENSI web (aensiweb.com) they were first called INSIpub, then they changed to
AENSI. They have a series of conferences which if you see are definately not authentic (they
dont even have a url).
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We have plenty like eSci Journals Publishing (escijournals.net). From the address you can see
this is a scam. It is in a house in a town in Islamabad Pakistan. You can also judge from the
quality of the website.
I also did a bit of a research on Bentham. They are actually based in Pakistan and the person
behind it is Atta-ur-Rehman.
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Jeffrey Beall says:
January 4, 2014 at 8:14 AM
Hello, thanks for your comment. I do have ScienceHuβ on my list — I listed them under
their full name that appears at the top of their website.
I also have AENSI on my list as well, check here: http://scholarlyoa.com/publishers/
I would love to hear more about your research on Bentham! If you could share your sources
with me that would be great. Thanks.
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Corey Allen says:
January 4, 2014 at 5:06 PM
Thanks for your comment. Well I attended one of Bentham’s conferences in Dubai and
one of their employee showed me a Pakistani man sitting on the stage and told me that’s
the person who runs Bentham.
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Jeanne A. Pawitan says:
January 16, 2014 at 4:57 AM
Hello Mr Beall,
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I have once publish with Bentham, not the open access option. They did real peer review
and ask for a lot of changes. Then my article got accepted, and typed set, and I received
the galley proof.
After I sent back the galley, they asked me whether or not I would like my article to
become highlighted article, etc. Here I attach their offer:
1. RECENT HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES: Authors may opt to publicize their abstracts
under the relevant research subject at a cost of US$ 600 for 3 months and US$ 800 for 6
months.
2. IMAGE ON THE FRONT COVER OF THE JOURNAL: Charges for having an image
from your article on the front cover of the journal are US$ 800.
3. BANNER AD ADVERTISING – For your article or a job vacancy:
Institutions/universities can publish online banner advertisements at US$ 800 at the
journal home page for 2 months. (please contact marketing@benthamscience.org for
details).
4. COMPANY/SPONSORSHIP LOGO: Company logos can be published on the journal
cover page in sponsored issues at a cost of US$ 800.
5. E-MAIL ADVERTISING: If you want to promote your article through a certain
number of emails sent to a targeted audience (for rates please contact
marketing@benthamscience.org).
From their offer I know that highlighted articles are highlighted because the author pays,
not due to merit.
I refused their offer, and you know what? 3 days after my refuse, they sent me a letter,
that my article contained many grammatical errors, and should be handled by an editing
house, and they suggested one, and for that, I have to pay the editing house.
I refused their offer, and told them that the 1st reviewer said that the language was OK,
and I said them, that if language revision is needed, I prefer to use our own editing house;
so I scrutinized the article and found some minor errors and corrected the errors, and sent
them back the article, and finally it was published.
My conclusion: Bentham tries to make authors pay, though we did not opt for open
access.
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January 16, 2014 at 8:08 AM
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Thank you — this is helpful information.
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caddisfly2002 says:
January 4, 2014 at 10:25 PM
Can anyone provide information as to what it is about “Austin Publishing Group” that got them
on the list…. PLEASE.
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Jeffrey Beall says:
January 5, 2014 at 7:15 AM
This publisher is deceptive — it claims that it’s from Australia when it’s really based in India.
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Andreas says:
January 5, 2014 at 2:57 AM
Thanks Jeffery for this update. You are surely doing a formidable job that needs to be
encouraged.
My questions:
- With about 477 predatory publishers and 303 predatory journals, are we not heading for a
situation where all open access journals will be predatory?
It will thus become very daunting for researchers to find an appropriate journal with acceptable
ethical standards to publish their findings, if clear guidelines are not set up and published to
guide for the choice of a good journal or publisher.
- Some publishers are cited as predatory, and not all of the journals they publish are predatory.
How then can a choice be made from a journal not cited as predatory but published by a
publisher cited as predatory?
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- In an earlier post here the ‘African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative
Medicines’ was cited as predatory whereas it is indexed in PUMED which is the most reliable
international platform of medical publications. How can this paradox be explained?
Happy New Year, and continue in the same direction with the same strength in 2014.
Andreas
Yaounde- Cameroon
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Jeffrey Beall says:
January 5, 2014 at 7:20 AM
I think there will always be some good quality OA journals.
The African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicines is not included
on my list.
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Nana Yaw says:
January 5, 2014 at 12:06 PM
It is quite interesting to note this list again. Well, I have mixed feelings about such list. First, this
list does what western social science does so well: creation of binary opposites in which the
category that is associated with established western institutions is deemed
correct/better/standard.
Second, OA journals (I mean those that do not charge authors processing fee and still make their
articles publicly available) particularly from non-western societies seem to challenge the old
opinion that English, French, and German and their institutions are the epistemic centres for
knowledge production and production (this is probably unknown to many young western
scholars and the older ones who have taken everything they find in academia for granted as
what ought to be or ordained by providence) . Indeed, they have challenged the old view that
scientific knowledge production is lower in non-western societies relative to western societies.
Unknown to many western scholars, these journals are springing up in reaction to the view that
to be recognized one must publish in western journals. What you don’t realize is that many of
them have national reputation and are a reflection of their national self-determination.
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Again, the use of language as one of the criteria of assessment worries me. If you are a native
speaker of English , pray that what happened to Latin does not happen to English and Chinese
takes over as the next so-called international language. My English may not be as good as that
of a native speaker and I won’t apologize for it.
Now I see why Russia and other BRICS countries have their own national citation index; I believe
many more separate national citation indices will appear just for simple reason of national selfdetermination. And one thing that is also certain is that Jeff’s list will get longer and longer each
year because people are just tired of this academic imperialism and want academic
independence. Note that many of these journals are part of the calls to indigenize the social
sciences and as much as the indigenization fire burns, Jeff you will have a great deal to do.
Indeed, things fall apart (Chinua Achibe); the centre can no longer hold and must give way for
multi-epistemic centres of knowledge production and dissemination.
So do you think any western journal will publish such style of writing? We know to be published
in “Jeff’s acceptable journals”, one must be a “good boy” and not challenge anything but “bad
boys” must also publish so the OA journals proliferation. Posterity in their own nations will
judge the worth of their work.They represent part of a long struggle for mental emancipation
from the shackles of the colonial mentality of reduced self-esteem and dependency.
Well, these are my thoughts. You will want to read Claude Ake’s “Social Science Imperialism”
and Kwesi Yankah’s “Globalization and the African Scholar”.
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caddisfly2002 says:
January 5, 2014 at 8:16 PM
It is very easy to see that you missed the entire point of the blog page and its purpose. This
has nothing whatsoever to do with academic or social imperialism. It’s about ethics. If you
have to lie and be deceptive in order to gain approval and acceptance in the international
community when it comes to “scholarly” activity your sense of “self-determination”
seriously needs help. That’s a rather twisted view perspective on becoming self-actualized
and/or self-determined.
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caddisfly2002 says:
January 5, 2014 at 8:44 PM
It greatly appears that you missed the entire point of why this list was created to begin with. This
has nothing whatsoever to do with academic imperialism or implying that one society is better
than another. It’s about integrity and ethics. If you have to lie and be deceptive in order to gain
acceptance and approval for what you deem “national self-determination”, you have some
serious issues and you need to get help.
With regard to the use of language as being part of the criteria, whatever happen to being
responsible and accountable for one’s own work? If a journal or publisher is wanting to be
recognized and taken seriously, don’t you think that producing work that is grammatically
correct and void of spelling errors is a necessity regardless of the language that it is publishing
in? That’s what editors are for!!!!! If you don’t have an adequate command of the language in
which you are publishing the document then hire an editor who is fluent in the language. It’s
NOT that difficult.
If those on the list want to be recognized, approved, and legitimized, then they need to stop
doing those things that are considered unethical. They should meet the same requirements as
any other organization that seeks to thrive in the field of publishing… i.e., conduct themselves in
an ethical and professional manner. As far as authors go, if your work is so substandard that you
cannot publish in a legitimate journal with a a legitimate publisher and you are not willing to
polish your work and do what it takes to make it better, then perhaps you should not be
publishing at all. There is plenty of garbage out there for the world to read. We don’t need
anyone adding more garbage to the already existing pile.
Lastly, keep in mind that when we use the word “academic” we are implying quality and a high
standard. Unfortunately, there are way too many people that simply don’t have the ability and
are not willing to do what is necessary to foot the bill.
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Nana Yaw says:
January 6, 2014 at 2:07 AM
Interestingly surprising! Well, I do agree with you about ethics and quality. I do agree that it
is annoying to read a paper full of mistakes and false claims. But who defines the standard of
ethical behaviour and quality? I was questioning who determines the criteria and based on
whose standards. You may not appreciate whatever I said because probably you take most
things you came to meet on this earth as given.
By my submission, I wanted to draw attention to the fact that there are varied reasons for the
proliferation of OA journals: some want to cheat academics who want promotion and others
do set up these journals because they want a forum where their academics can engage in
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discussion about issues of national interest. And these issues are less likely to be of adequate
universal interest (where universal is what is of interest to home-country academics of many
of the established journals). So Jeff’s list must distinguish between pay-and-publish-subscribe
journals from publish-and-subscribe journals. Again, a team should work on such lists as
peer review that those journals are accused of not carrying out equally exists; that said, there
is the risk that the list may be scientific and “useless”. This is because it doesn’t follow the
research protocols that can give users assurance of accuracy and lack of bias. If we claim that
We love what Jeff is doing, let’s encourage him to share the methodology used (not a list of
criteria) and data by way of publication.
Postmodernist philosophy and critical realism question views that empirical world is the real
world. Underneath the empirical world is the real world and that needs deconstruction. No
wonder critical realists describe the positivist reality as naive realism. In short, there is always
a motive underneath the surface that we must search for. Questions like: Who funds this
research and why? Is the principal researcher on the board any of the established journals?
Are there any conflicts of interest that we must know? Has there been any incident at his
university that drove him to do this and full disclosure thereof? Accurate answers will
increase confidence in the list.
Though I believe that such a list properly produced by all stakeholders is needed (and he has
shown the way), I will not be a good boy and accept it just because it has been produced.
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Nana Yaw says:
January 12, 2014 at 12:12 AM
“Other examples of hidden institutional ethnocentrism can be found in the channels of
academic communication, such as journals. Howitt and Owusu- Bempah (1994) report
that they ‘have been told by white journal editors that the language we use in academic
papers is unacceptable and has to be toned- down or removed as a condition of
acceptance for publication’ (p. 136). Asking for a change in tone, streamlining arguments
and other revisions can be used as an instrument to censor papers that use a different
voice. This is not censorship in a crude way but it expresses the ‘repressive tolerance’ of
Western academia, according to which papers are accepted as long as they are palatable
to the mainstream.” Teo and Febbraro (2003)
http://www.yorku.ca/tteo/Teo2003Feb.pdf
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Eko Suyono says:
January 5, 2014 at 9:47 PM
Very important information that We should know..Please always up date the list… tks bell…
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Jaap Timmer says:
January 6, 2014 at 3:57 AM
Reblogged this on Culture Matters and commented:
Here’s an interesting list of allegedly predatory journals, but even more interesting is the troll of
comments below the list. While I tend to agree with those who talk in favour of open-access
forums, I would, when searching for a journal to publish my article, check this list and of course
do some careful research on the journals that attract my attention.
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Erick says:
January 6, 2014 at 2:01 PM
Have you heard anything about a publisher called “Research Trends.” I got an invitation to
submit an article for what I think is an annual “Current Trends in Neurology.” I had an
unpublished review article (from my diss. that my advisor let languish) and I figured I’d see if I
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could dust it off and get it published. After several rounds of emails, I found their manuscript
submission to be strange (“send an email to email id: editor@researchtrends.net“), and I could
not locate academic credentials of anyone listed on their editorial board. I DID see a few
publications from the journal in PubMed, though. Very strange experience and I ended up not
submitting the article to them, but probably wasted a lot of time.
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Jeffrey Beall says:
January 6, 2014 at 2:15 PM
Yes, but I don’t think this is an open-access publisher, so I haven’t fully analyzed it. I do
regularly receive emails asking about this publisher, an indication that some at least find it
questionable.
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Jeffery Beall Releases “List of Predatory Publishers 2014″ | LJ INFOdocket says:
January 6, 2014 at 2:03 PM
[…] The 2014 list (actually two lists) were posted by Jeffery Beall (U. of Colorado-Denver) on his
Scholarly Open Access blog late last week. There are more than 477 publishers listed. The 2013
list contained 225. […]
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Atef Alsarayreh says:
January 6, 2014 at 2:39 PM
Thanks a lot for all you efforts Jeffery Beall.
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Z says:
January 6, 2014 at 3:04 PM
Hi Jeffery,
Can you please tell me about the status of “International Journal of Multidisciplinary Sciences
and Engineering (IJMSE)”.
Thanks
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Jeffrey Beall says:
January 6, 2014 at 8:03 PM
Well, I think this is a very low quality journal. I easily found plagiarism in it. I recommend
against submitting papers to this journals.
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Shahzad Khan says:
January 7, 2014 at 2:36 AM
Jeffrey i have two queries about your work. first all open access journals are nor predators, that
why i will suggest to do include some paid access journal for example Actual problem of
Economics Ukraine based journal has recently removed from JCR. actually one of my paper
accepted there but fortunate i came to know on time that it has been removed from JCR.
Secondly there are good journals in open access for example economic insight trends and
challenges, Management and Marketing for knowledge society in which i have published my
articles they do give a fair double review to articles.
well i will suggest that not only criticize open access problems are also exit in paid journals.
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Please note that i am university lecturer and does not belong to any journal or publisher.
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Jeffrey Beall says:
January 7, 2014 at 7:25 AM
There are many people who are already describing the problems associated with subscription
journals such as Actual Problem of Economics. My voice is not needed there. I choose to limit
my research and work and commentary in the area of predatory open-access scholarly
publishers and standalone journals. My goal is to help researchers avoid being scammed by
these corrupt publishers.
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Jeanne A. Pawitan says:
January 13, 2014 at 10:00 AM
Dear Mr Beall,
If you only limit on predatory open access, why did you include Trade Science as
predatory publisher? Journals from trade science (Biotechnology: an Indian Journal
[already vol 7 last year, and already included in scopus], and Biochemistry: an Indian
Journal) are not open access. Moreover, they do not charge authors.
I have no association with Trade Science or India, You can check it in the editorial board
members.
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Jeffrey Beall says:
January 13, 2014 at 10:39 AM
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This is a fair question. Thanks for asking it. Trade Science used to be at least partly OA.
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This is a fair question. Thanks for asking it. Trade Science used to be at least partly OA.
You are correct that the publisher appears to have switched its model to subscription /
toll-access. It also appears that they have launched a bunch of journals, many of which
are mere templates, devoid of any scholarly content. I think an exception is warranted
here because I would still like to warn researchers about this publisher. I don’t think it’s a
good place to submit good research, and including them in the list will help convey that
warning.
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Rubin Cohen says:
January 7, 2014 at 6:26 AM
Hello
I follow our website with interest. I would like to share with you the email I had just received. It
all looks very legitimate with the publisher’s address being in San Diego. They are “ardent to
promote erudite, pragmatic, and contemporaneous research…”
Dear Dr XXXXX
Greetings for the day!
In view of your scientific reputation and trustworthiness in your field, we would like to invite you
to submit a short communication/perspective/Research/Review on your research area for
publication in our upcoming issue.
Clinical Research in Pulmonology is ardent to promote erudite, pragmatic, and
contemporaneous research in the fields of Pulmonology & respiration through open Access
platform. This open access journal facilitates rapid publication with unlimited dissemination of
knowledge to readers.
If you are interested, kindly let us know your possible date of submission.
Anticipating your kind positive response
Sincerely,
Mark Victor
Editorial OfficeClinical Research in Pulmonology
JSciMed Central
2952 Market Street, Suite 140
San Diego, California 92102, USA
Tel: 1-302-360-8046
Fax: 1-302-360-8174
Toll free number: 1-800-762-9856
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Email: pulmonology@jscimedcentral.com
For
more
info,
please
visit
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our
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Jeffrey Beall says:
January 7, 2014 at 7:22 AM
Pretty much everything about their email is bogus. The names are fake, and the location is
fake. They use a mail forwarding service as their “headquarters.” Their so-called
headquarters used to be in Delaware. I strongly recommend against submitting papers to
this bogus publisher.
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Jeanne A. Pawitan says:
January 13, 2014 at 10:26 AM
Dear Mr. Beall,
How did you know that an e-mail is bogus, and a name or a location is fake? Also, how
did you know that their so-called headquarter is in Delaware, while it is written: 2952
Market Street, Suite 140 San Diego, California 92102, USA?
Thank you
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January 13, 2014 at 10:36 AM
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I don’t always know with 100% certainty that a name is fake, but when the spam email
contains many grammatical and other errors and is then signed with a name like Tom
Brown, then I think it’s fair to say that something is suspicious. Regarding addresses, in
this case, this publisher changed its address from that of the incorporation agent it used in
Delaware to that of a mail-forwarding service in San Diego. I think the publisher is really
based in South Asia and uses American addresses to fool people into thinking it is U.S.based.
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Christopher Hekimian says:
January 7, 2014 at 12:17 PM
I have experience as a contributor with two of the organizations that you list as questionable
publishers. First, OMICs Group. I attended and presented at one of their conferences and was
very pleased at how professional they were despite their small size. My article was not accepted
by their peer review committee. Next, Photon Journal for Public Health. Very professional and
did everything they said they would do within the timeframe they promised. They put a lot of
good peer-reviewed comments into my paper and required that I make the changes. They were
very professional. Their website needs work. It is difficult to browse articles. In neither case did I
find anything questionable about these organizations at all.
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Jeffrey Beall says:
January 7, 2014 at 12:28 PM
Okay, are you aware that Photon’s The Journal of Public Health has no editorial board, and
the editor-in-chief, Andy Stephens, is a made-up name?
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Lynn Pospiech says:
January 7, 2014 at 12:58 PM
Do you have any insight on the publisher “European Society for Translational Medicine”
http://www.eutranslationalmedicine.org/ and/or their journal “New Horizons in Translational
Medicine”?
The website states that authors can expect a decision or revision request within 2 weeks of
manuscript receipt, and also that “After acceptence of manuscript, author will get an invoice for
relevant publication/designing charges which should be paid before further processing of the
manuscript” but I see no mention of the fees.
Their so-called Executive and Advisory Board lists look suspicious.
Thank you for providing this valuable service to the research community!
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Jeffrey Beall says:
January 7, 2014 at 2:50 PM
No, I haven’t heard of this journal before, but your excellent observations certainly have
raised my eyebrows. I am going to give this journal a full analysis. They require copyright
transfer, yet they charge an undisclosed fee. If you want a PDF of an article you have to pay,
but they are available for free on the annoying flash viewer. This is highly questionable.
Thanks for letting me know about it.
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fakhariyan says:
January 9, 2014 at 2:12 AM
Thank you Mr. Beall for your helpful list. Have you heard of the journal Frontiers of Language
and Teaching? Is this a predatory journal?
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Jeffrey Beall says:
January 9, 2014 at 8:10 AM
There seem to be several publications with this title. Do you mean the one that is the
conference proceedings for the conference with the same name? It appears to be a
subscription journal, so I can’t see it, but based on what I can see it looks legitimate.
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Nick H. says:
January 9, 2014 at 2:38 PM
Thank you for this list. It will be quite the resource for the near future. I have a quick question for
you, what about the Journal of Environmental Hydrology makes it questionable (beyond the
obvious problems with the website)? Additionally, the have Roger Peebles listed as in charge of
the JEH. I am assuming that is the same as the Roger Peebles that is listed on the
http://www.gethydrologyjobs.com/
email
newsletters
and
this
Roger
Peebles
https://services.tamu.edu/directory-search/people/5aa0637f873e8175e9212996acf55feb/ and this
Roger Peebles http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/wue/mentor_roger.html? Just interested in your
thoughts on this journal and this individual. Thanks.
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Jeffrey Beall says:
January 9, 2014 at 2:44 PM
The journal was added because, at the time of the analysis, the journal required that authors
themselves arranged the peer review before submitting the paper to the journal. Additionally,
problems were found with duplicate publication and plagiarism. No comment on Dr.
Peebles.
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Nick H. says:
January 9, 2014 at 3:20 PM
Thank you for your reply Jeffrey. Good to know that there were problems found of
duplication and plagiarism.
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Cuidado com as armadilhas dos periódicos predatórios says:
January 14, 2014 at 6:25 AM
[…] Segundo alguns pesquisadores, existem hoje mais de quatro mil periódicos predatórios
sendo publicados, o que representa, no mínimo, um quarto do número de periódicos de acesso
livre. Para publicar seus artigos científicos sem muito esforço, são cobradas taxas que variam
entre duzentos a três mil dólares. Em muitos casos, os autores só descobrem o “valor da fatura”
após a publicação do artigo científico. Uma lista atualizada de títulos de periódicos predatórios é
mantida por Jeffrey Beall, bibliotecário da Universidade do Colorado, no blog Scholarly Open
Access. […]
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Harry Tsapkota says:
January 14, 2014 at 9:32 AM
Hi Jeff.
Could you tell me about International Journal of Forestry Research of Hindawi publication? is it
legit???? or predatory???
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Jeffrey Beall says:
January 14, 2014 at 11:01 AM
I generally analyze at the publisher level rather than the individual journal level. Hindawi is
not on my list of questionable publishers. I do receive complaints about Hindawi, however.
They use spam a lot, most of their over 500 journals lack editors in chief, and it seems to be a
publisher that focuses just on the authors’ needs and not so much the readers’.
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RMS says:
January 21, 2014 at 4:58 PM
I had a publication with Hindawi recently published. I felt the peer-review and copyediting were very professional, so I am satisfied. I am not sure if all journals they publish
are the same or not, in my case it was The Scientific World Journal, their largest
publication I believe.
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I just want to add a few more comments on my experience publishing with Hindawi’s
The Scientific World Journal (TSWJ). As I said I am satisfied with the way the paper was
handled, especially the speed from submission to publication and the quality of the copyediting. I do realize, however, that the peer-review was a bit “light”. I’ll explain why I feel
that way.
My co-authored paper was reporting what can be considered “negative” results, meaning
we carried out a series of experiments to test a hypothesis, which turned out not to work.
We did this as it had been reported in literature (in a reputable journal), and disseminated
in the media, that a new additive would, to put it plainly, make wonders for the reaction I
was studying. When we realized that it didn’t work, immediately I started to wonder
what journal may be interested in publishing such result.
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I assessed that the more established journal, where I’ve published more “interesting”
results, may not be thrilled with this paper. I also imagined that some peer-reviewers very
knowledgeable in the area might give us some trouble with our findings; for example,
perhaps disagreeing with our methodology, or giving some other reason why they
thought we did something wrong (which we are quite confident we didn’t).
Then I received an email from Hindawi, which many people find annoying, but in this
case seemed quite inviting. They were offering free publication in TSWJ for all
submissions received during one month related to chemical engineering. I looked up the
journal and was pleased to see it is indexed in Scopus and has an ISI IF. I also saw that it
has a style comparable with PLOS ONE, in that it will publish a wide range of subjects,
but even more general. I also liked that subject areas were categorized in the journal, so
that all chemical engineering papers, for example, are in their own subdivision. And
finally, I was intrigued by the peer-review model, which is somewhat open (the reviewers
names appear on the final paper) and is mainly dependent on reviews by editorial board
members. This meant it was unlikely anyone with a vested interest in mineral
carbonation (possibly to up the point of a conflict of interest), that could give unnecessary
grief over the paper, would review it.
So within the month we finalized the paper and submitted two days before the end of the
“promotion”. Just over one month later, I got the email with the reviewers’ comments and
the editorial decision. It was accepted. So what about the reviewer’s comments? Well,
they had a few minor comments (very few in fact, but relevant comments). But the
interesting thing was that the decision email said that, and I quote, “changes that you
may want to make in order to improve your manuscript before final publication”. The
key word is “may”. This apparently means we could have ignored the comments and
made no changes. We made the changes, because we saw value, and because we wanted
to make sure my published paper was a peer-reviewed version and not just the submitted
manuscript. Not that a submitted manuscript cannot be accepted directly without
changes, I actually had two such papers previously published in more established
reputable journals. But for this specific paper and journal, I felt we had to do some kind of
revision, basically to give reassurance over the negative findings we were reporting.
So there you go, my plan to get the negative results published worked, just as I imagined.
The conclusion? It appears, from this experience, that TSWJ does not perform as
thorough reviewing as some other journals, and does not have a mechanism in place (e.g.
a knowledgeable editor-in-chief) to ensure that papers get revised according to all the
reviewer’s comments. Of course, this is only one paper’s experience. If I submit to them
again in the future, I might get another experience. So that’s my two cents on this subject.
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I have published two papers at Psyche, from Hindawi. I will tell of my experience here.
Psyche was a very reputable journal in past decades, especially among researchers
working with social insects. Hindawi decided to revive this journal, and spread a good
marketing about it, while managing to amass a good list of reputed editors from the field.
Also they were good enough to include in their website .pdfs to all papers by Psyche from
the old days, all available for free. I thus decided to publish two relevant papers in it as it
looked like a very promising growing, open-acces journal. I was quite satisfied with the
quality of peer-review, and I guess I got reviews from experienced peers in my field. I
must mention, however, that they asked me for a list of prospective reviewers, and I do
not like this practice by principle.
Upon publication problems started to show: there is no editor in chief or handling editor,
thus formatting and proofs are made by a series of secretaries with weird names, each at
a time, and they kept asking unusual demands on file formats and file names, while
including many typos and mistakes in the proofs. This problem hit me when publishing
both papers. There was no responsible editor to complain about this, or asking for
guidance, only several non-scientist secretaries.
Eventually I managed to publish each paper free of errors, and final quality was good,
easy to find, and open-access.
However I must say that my papers did not make the expected impact, suggesting that
readers do not really read them or take them seriously enough. I am not sure about the
reasons, but maybe because it is an open-access publisher.
After many years since its re-inauguration, Psyche still does not have an impact factor. In
the endpoint, I feel publishing at Psyche from Hindawi was not a good choice.
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Muhammad says:
January 15, 2014 at 7:30 PM
http://www.tesdo.org/Publication.aspx. This is new online publisher, within few months it is
completed one year journal publication. It is also showing wrong indexation.
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Jeffrey Beall says:
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Thank you very much for letting me know about this. I will fully analyze it.
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Jeffrey Beall says:
January 16, 2014 at 3:29 PM
I am adding this publisher to my list, thank you again.
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Mohammad Shameem Al Mamun says:
January 16, 2014 at 10:05 AM
Dear Mr. Beall,
Thanks for your outstanding works. I am a tea scientist and want to publish a research article in
Journal of Tea Science Research http://bio.sophiapublisher.com/index.php/jtsr/index. Could you
please inform me about the journal?
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Jeffrey Beall says:
January 16, 2014 at 11:01 AM
That journal is published by Sophia Publishing Group Inc., and this publisher is NOT on my
list. I think this journal is okay, and it’s nice to see a specialized journal like this. I think it’s
better to have a journal like this one than to have a journal title such as the Journal of Plant
Science Research.
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fatima says:
January 20, 2014 at 1:01 AM
Dear Mr. Beall,
i want to know is this journal authentic?
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Jeffrey Beall says:
January 20, 2014 at 5:57 PM
No — this is a highly questionable publisher. Its name is Progressive Academic Publishing,
UK, and it launched recently with ten journals. I recommend that you NOT submit papers to
any of its journals. Thanks for letting me know about this new publisher.
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Hi all
As others have stated, kudos to Mr. Beall, his work is exemplary!
I have a suggestion for you all that I have taken up in support of Mr. Beall. Every time I receive
one of the endless spam solicitations for one of the companies listed by Mr. Beall, if they claim to
have editors with academic affiliations, I look up the editor’s emails and send them the following
message and copy the company:
Dear Doctors/Professors,
I am writing to you regarding your affiliation with XXXX publications. As you may know, this
publisher has been designated as a predatory publisher by Mr. Beall, of the University of
Colorado.
http://scholarlyoa.com/2012/12/06/bealls-list-of-predatory-publishers-2013/
There was also a recent exposé of these publishers in Science magazine, demonstrating that
many of them will publish worthless manuscripts.
I urge you to consider whether your association with this publisher reflects well on your excellent
scientific reputations.
Les Biesecker
P.S. to XXXXX publications – each time you send me this spam, I will write to the editors.
I get responses from maybe 1 of 5 of the named scientists – most often to decry that they have no
affiliation with the publisher and that they will work to get their name removed. I also copy the
company and have received one reply from a publisher claiming that their listing by Mr. Beall is
undeserved and that they are appealing. If we make our colleagues aware that we look poorly
on such affiliations, this may discourage bogus claims of legitimacy.
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Jeffrey Beall says:
January 21, 2014 at 9:41 AM
This is great!
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January 22, 2014 at 5:50 PM
You refer initially to the “gold (author pays) open-access model”, but gold open access simply
means publishing in open access journals, which may or may not involve author payment. I am
just interested to know whether all the journals and publishers listed here require payment (the
obvious incentive for a predator) or whether there are predators that seek something other than
money. (I can imagine that newer efforts may not charge for early articles just to gain some
content, to attempt to demonstrate credibility.)
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Jeffrey Beall says:
January 22, 2014 at 6:11 PM
John, my definition of gold open-access is different. I recognize the gold OA model (free to
readers, authors pay an article processing charge) and the platinum OA model (free to
readers and free to authors). I generally try to limit my list to gold OA publishers and
journals, following the definition I give here. I agree with your last statement, that new gold
OA publishers frequently waive fees just to get some content, and unfortunately, it’s usually
pretty bad.
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Binder Jose says:
January 23, 2014 at 6:22 PM
Is “International Journal of Electrochemical Science” really a predatory publication? The ISI
impact factor was 3.7 in 2011…
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January 23, 2014 at 6:32 PM
The current impact factors are the 2012 ones. While that journal may have had an impact
factor in 2011, ISI journal citation reports does not list an impact factor for it now. Here are
the closest entries, where it would fall:
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL POWER & ENERGY SYSTEMS
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTRONICS
It is not uncommon for predatory publishers/journals to lie about having an impact factor.
They do this to attract more article submissions.
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Jeffrey Beall says:
January 23, 2014 at 6:33 PM
In
fact,
this
page,
http://0-adminapps.webofknowledge.com.skyline.ucdenver.edu/JCR/static_html/notices/notices.htm,
shows that this journal has lost its impact factor.
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Binder Jose says:
January 23, 2014 at 6:52 PM
Thank you for your response. This journal has lost its impact factor or it was suspended only in
2012?
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Jeffrey Beall says:
January 23, 2014 at 7:01 PM
It may be for just this year, or it may be forever. That will be up to Thomson Reuters, the
company that publishes the impact factors. The 2013 impact factor data won’t be published
until June, so we won’t know until then.
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BASUDEB DALAL says:
January 24, 2014 at 4:27 AM
Dear Dr, Beall,
I have published some papers in Photon Foundation Journals. During sendind, I was not
judicious about organization. However, out of Curiosity, I sent a letter to Photon Foundation this
morning which is as Follows:
To the Editor in Chief (s),
(1) The Journal of Toxicology and Health
(2) The Journal of Public Health
(3 ) International Journal of Biochemistry
(4) The Journal of Applied Biochemistry
Photon Foundation
Dear Sir,
It is to draw your kind attention that myself has published papers in the above named journals.
However, it is not clear to me that what is Impact Index ? Even it is not included in standard
directory like Scopus, Pubmed etc. Please clarify the following no.
What is the relation of Impact Index and Impact factor?
Why the jounals have no ISSN number ?
When the letters from various responsible persons used to come to me , it looks like foreigner
Name, but the bank account no (0355104000045119) of IDBI of photon where I used to send the
processing fees is at Rajasthan, India. It is not clear to me What is the address from where the
journals are published? Please clarify it to remove my anxiety.
During processing, it has been repeatedly observed that same format in same colouration has
been used, even without need, during editing for all the aforesaid journals. Moreover, every
respected journals clearly mentions the name and address of the Editor in chief whereas none of
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the above mentioned journals have this thing.
All this aforesaid matters created hazy impression about Photon foundation Journals. Hope you
will kindly clarify the points which I mentioned in my letter.
An earliest response will help me to send articles faster.
With regards
B. Dalal
Consequently, in reply I receieved a letter from them which is as follows:
Dear Dr. Basudeb Dalal
Welcome at Photon.
Scopus / Pubmed and Photon both are different organizations. We do not govern over Scopus /
Pubmed. Published articles are internationally indexed at Photon with a facility to download
freely across the world. The Journal of Toxicology and Health: Impact Index: 4.72. The Journal of
Public Health: Impact Index: 3.93. International Journal of Biochemistry: Impact Index: 4.52.
The Journal of Applied Biochemistry: Impact Index: 2.12. Photon is adapted to next generation
Impact Index system, which maintains far superior quality than Impact Factor at global scale.
Impact Factor is biased with journal’s self citation tendencies. Various prestigious journals with
impact factor are illegally involved in favoring even poor research articles, if they cite their
journal. Members of societies / academy find blind / favored acceptance for their research article
publications on their own Journals. Impact Factor has commercial business interests in favor of
it’s financial investors, instead of academicians. There is no place for such activities in high
standards of academics. Quantitatively Impact Index is equal to Impact Factor. ISJN:
International Standard Journal Number. ISJN is next generation Universal ID. The Journal of
Toxicology and Health, The Journal of Public Health, International Journal of Biochemistry, and
The Journal of Applied Biochemistry are published by Photon Foundation. Photon ensures
completely blinded review and keeps the process unbiased at every level.
With Best Wishes
Editorial Office
Photon
https://sites.google.com/site/photonfoundationorganization/
Now tell me
(1)Quantitatively Impact Index is equal to Impact Factor.
(2) ISJN: International Standard Journal Number. ISJN is next generation Universal ID. The
Journal of Toxicology and Health, The Journal of Public Health, International Journal of
Biochemistry, and The Journal of Applied Biochemistry are published by Photon Foundation.
Statement (1) & (2) are true or false.
With regards
B. Dalal
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Jeffrey Beall says:
January 24, 2014 at 8:41 AM
False. This publisher invents its own metrics to trick authors. I recommend against
submitting papers to David Publishing.
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Imran Omer says:
January 24, 2014 at 12:59 PM
What about international journal of multidisciplinary and current research ijmcr
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Jeffrey Beall says:
January 24, 2014 at 1:39 PM
This journal has many serious problems and I am adding it to my list.
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Iftikhar Ahmed Khan says:
January 25, 2014 at 8:04 AM
What to do, if you have already published some research in the listed journals. Can we publish
this some where else?
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Jeffrey Beall says:
January 25, 2014 at 8:17 AM
Generally, no. Usually the best thing to do is accept it as a learning experience and do some
new research and write a new article.
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pongthep says:
January 27, 2014 at 9:51 PM
Please check Advanced Materials Research too.
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Jeffrey Beall says:
January 28, 2014 at 6:50 AM
Can you provide the link?
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Arben says:
January 28, 2014 at 5:01 AM
Dear Mr. Jeffrey Beall,
Can you tell me about the journal “http://www.issr-journals.org/ijias/”, it looks like it has an
impact factor and GIF and ICV, and it is free of charge. Please let me know what you think
about his journal. Thank very much for your support to the research community.
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Jeffrey Beall says:
January 28, 2014 at 6:54 AM
Arben: That journal is published by Innovative Space of Scientific Research (ISSR Journals).
This publisher is on my list. I consider the GIF and the ICV to be meaningless metrics.
Questionable publishers often waive article processing charges when they first get started, in
order to get articles into their empty journals. I recommend that you not submit any papers
to this publisher’s journals. Good luck. –Jeffrey
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arben says:
January 28, 2014 at 9:30 AM
Thank you very much for a prompt response on this matter !
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damodar paudel says:
January 28, 2014 at 7:21 AM
Dear Mr.Jeffrey Beal,
could you please tell me about the Global journal of health science?
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Jeffrey Beall says:
January 28, 2014 at 7:25 AM
I recommend that you find a better journal than that one. That journal’s publisher is on my
list.
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Arben says:
January 30, 2014 at 3:31 AM
Dear Mr. Beall,
What about this journal “International Journal of Business and Management Science, ISSN:
1985-692X”. Is it ok to publish? What is your first impression. Thank you ?
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aiman says:
January 31, 2014 at 10:36 PM
Dear Mr. Beall,
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Dear Mr. Beall,
I suggest you to investigate “Indian journal of clinical practice” ISSN 0971-0876 and include it in
your list.
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February 2, 2014 at 5:46 AM
[…] Corporation. Ne connaissant pas ce journal, ni cet éditeur, je me suis rendu sur la liste de
Jeffrey Beall recensant les « éditeurs prédateurs » afin de vérifier qu’Hindawi ne faisait pas partie
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Siti Azizah says:
February 2, 2014 at 3:52 PM
Dear Mr. Beall, can you tell me about the status of premier Publishers? I want to submit my
article to http://premierpublishers.org/ijaee/submit-manuscript, however I need the status of the
journal before I do that. Thanks a lot. You have aver good job!
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Jeffrey Beall says:
February 15, 2014 at 12:41 PM
This publisher is included on my list, and I recommend against submitting papers to its
journals. Good luck.
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Mehmet Orgun says:
February 3, 2014 at 2:57 AM
Dear Dr. Beall, Do you know much about this OA publisher New World Publishing LLC
(http://www.newworldpub.com/) ? Its journals have no editorial board nor content. BTW, thank
you for the terrific job you have done here!
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Jeffrey Beall says:
February 8, 2014 at 8:02 AM
That link is not working … I will keep trying. Please help me remember to check this!
Thanks!
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Binder Jose says:
February 5, 2014 at 6:03 PM
Dear Mr. Beall,
Can you tell me about “SPIE” publications?
http://spie.org/x94788.xml
Thank you very much.
Binder
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Jeffrey Beall says:
February 8, 2014 at 7:50 AM
It is a respected society publisher.
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Khalid says:
February 6, 2014 at 6:48 AM
Please, dear Beall, What is the status of IISTE?
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Jeffrey Beall says:
February 8, 2014 at 7:43 AM
This publisher is on my list of questionable publishers. I recommend that you not submit
papers to any of its journals. Instead, I recommend that you find a higher-quality publisher.
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Tyler says:
February 10, 2014 at 6:01 AM
Reblogged this on Sonic Geography and commented:
Happy Monday, everyone. I will have the Knoxville Country megapost up here sometime within
the next few days, but I just wanted to share this item that I received in a note from a colleague
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this morning. Everybody has heard of predatory lending, but did you know about predatory
publishing? Take a look.
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Jan Szczepanski says:
February 10, 2014 at 6:44 AM
What about Progressive Academic Publishing, UK in Birmingham?
http://www.journalsgate.com/journalsgate/index.php?route=product/category&path=59
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Jeff says:
February 11, 2014 at 8:55 AM
This is an outstanding, helpful list, but I noticed very few Psychology-related journals (even in
sub-discplines like Development or Biopsychology or connected fields like Neuroscience). Is this
to suggest most open-access journals in the field are acceptable? If no, is there another area
where I can find info on open-access Psych-related journals? Thanks for your time and efforts
with this ever growing problem
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Most of the predatory publishers go where the money is, and that is in fields where research
is typically funded by grants, like the biomedical sciences. Still, if you look closely at the
predatory publishers’ journal portfolios, you will see a good number of psychology journals. I
don’t think it’s safe to conclude that most OA psychology journals are acceptable. You have
to analyze each one — such a generalization can be dangerous.
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Jeff says:
February 28, 2014 at 1:29 PM
Thanks for the reply. I’ll look deeper into the actual publishers to get a more
comprehensive list (to be honest, I only looked at the publisher names and the names of
the journal list, I did not look further into the publishers). I agree the assumption that OA
journals are acceptable is dangerous. Thank you for spear-heading the process of
ensuring the integrity of research in all disciplines!
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M. M. Khan says:
February 11, 2014 at 10:27 AM
Dear Jeffery Beall! What about this Journal: http://www.ejbss.com/
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M. M. Khan says:
February 12, 2014 at 12:26 AM
Dear Beall! Waiting for your opinion about the mention Journal. It will help us a lot in
possible avoid of this journal.
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John says:
February 11, 2014 at 12:45 PM
Dear Bill, thank you for your good work. Is the journal of chemical biological and physical
sciences predatory?Its website is here:http://www.jcbsc.org/index.php
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Steve Kezzler says:
February 12, 2014 at 7:23 AM
This kind of reminds me of the Human Fund… “money for people.”
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Cleve Smith says:
February 13, 2014 at 1:20 PM
How about MDPI journals?
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Excellent question; I can tell you that I am re-evaluating this publisher at this time for
possible inclusion in my list. Please stand by.
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Cleve Smith says:
February 13, 2014 at 1:36 PM
MDPI journal ask for 500CHF publication fee. They also help people to correct English
language and then ask for additional 250 CHF. They have scores of journals. It seems to be
very profitable.
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Lachezar Filchev says:
February 20, 2014 at 2:51 PM
I submit to MDPI two years ago – and since then I told myself I will not repeat it again.
Everything was OK – the journal was brand new, without an IF and of course with the
appealing waiver of publicaton fees for the first year of the existence of the journal. My editor
was a Chinese (I will not reveal his name unless someone want this), who was very kind and
welcoming at the point of acceptance of our paper. We had our paper formally accepted but
after we refused to pay 200 Euros for proofread to a company of their choice we were
rejected straight away. Of course our work got published where it deserved but ever since I
ask myself what is the OpenAccess all about? If it is only about making profits from authors,
then it has to be made clear so anyone who want to get into the trap – to get with the
conscious that this his/her choice.
P.S. The issue with MDPI is the poisonous mix of quality papers published by them, good
looking and sophisticated publication system, and of course luring offers such as publication
fee waivers etc., which at the end are just not true.
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Dr. Abdul Md Mazid says:
February 13, 2014 at 11:52 PM
I would also like to know about your opinion on MDPI. recently i have reviewed an article for
MDPI as they requested me and i found it’s a standard paper. This paper has been published by
MDPI on open access mode.That journal, its mentioned, has Impact Factor nearly 2.
i am thinking to send some paper/s as well to MDPI.
I would appreciate any comments on MDPI before i upload the paper.
I have briefly explored website of ORIC publisher, They are proposing, i guess, a few journals
including one in Science and Engineering. Scope of this journal includes many fields of
engineering. their journals do not show yet ISSN. But my initial impression is that they are well
organised and methodical.
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Jeffrey Beall says:
February 14, 2014 at 6:43 AM
I am increasingly receiving complaints and inquiries about MDPI. Many complain about the
low quality of some of the published papers, while others point out the increasing attention
being paid to the firm’s owner, who has become involved in international politics. I
recommend that you find a better publisher than MDPI, and this shouldn’t be too hard.
Regarding ORIC Publications, I recommend that you not submit any papers to this
publisher; it is included on my list of questionable publishers.
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Benn says:
February 14, 2014 at 2:14 PM
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Most Western Journals are not accessible to African and Asians who need this information for
their development. I have published articles in ‘good’ journals but that information is not freely
available to Africans and Asians who generally cannot afford subscription fees. I have also
published in one OA journal in the list provided but I was surprised that a local investor had
actually accessed the OA information and used it. He did trace me to ask follow up questions
about the technology we proposed. Publishing an open access paper in a ‘good journal is also
very expensive. The question I will like to ask is how can the knowledge generated be freely
accessible by all for human development? If Beall can answer that question, then the list of OA
‘predatory’ journals will start to shrink. If not, then let him be prepared to hit the 1000 mark his
list by Jan. 2015. However, if these OA journals come together to improve on the quality of their
publishing, then it will be time to start tolling the knell for those so called ‘good’ journals that
lock up information for a price. I will rather pay a moderate cost for my paper to be freely
available than lock up information in a system that cannot be accessible to the community that I
come from.
Thank you.
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Jeffrey Beall says:
February 14, 2014 at 4:08 PM
You don’t know what you’re talking about. The Research4Life program has distributed
many subscription journals to academics in developing countries for a long time. OA
journals are not the only means for the wide dissemination of science and technology.
Science will never be cost-free.
On the contrary, unaffordable APCs are denying many developing country scholars the
opportunity to publish their research findings.
More information is not better information. The predatory publishers don’t care about
quality; that’s the whole point.
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John says:
February 16, 2014 at 4:12 AM
Dear Beall what about this journal?http://www.jcbsc.org/index.php
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Jeffrey Beall says:
February 16, 2014 at 9:41 AM
What is your opinion of the journal? Have you had any experience with it? Are you
associated with it? Have you published any papers in it? If so, please let me know what you
experience was like.
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John says:
February 17, 2014 at 3:01 PM
No, I am not associated with it but I have published a paper in it. In afct I am a young junior
researcher , it was my first paper and don’t know if it is a good or not. I would like to know if I
shall not be ashamed of listing that paper on my publication list in next years.I payed
publication fees but it seems that it is a good journal.What is your opinion.Thank you.
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Kelechi says:
February 20, 2014 at 7:34 AM
I would like to know if “International Journal of Structural and Civil Engineering Research”,
“International Journal of Civil and Structural Engineering” and “IJET Publications” should be
added to your list.
Thank you.
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Matteo says:
February 20, 2014 at 4:45 PM
Dear Prof. Beall, I noticed that this list is not updated, some publishers are added or removed
from your updated list..I think you must update this list or remove it from this page because this
may cause confusion with the updated list (sorry for my english)
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Cleve says:
February 22, 2014 at 12:13 AM
Hello Jeffrey,
You are doing an excellent expertised job for all.
I would like to know your evaluation on the following journal(s):
American International Journal of Social Science
ISSN 2325-4149(Print), ISSN 2325-4165(Online)
Is “social science” in the journal name itself a proper term? Their website also lists 5 other
journals, two of which have the same term.
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Jeffrey Beall says:
February 22, 2014 at 3:38 PM
This journal is published by a bogus publisher called the
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. This publisher is on my list, and I recommend that you not publish in any of its journals.
The title sounds okay, but I think most legitimate journals would say “social sciences.”
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Jan Szczepanski says:
February 22, 2014 at 8:05 AM
Hi,
Unsure about ISR Journals and publications
http://www.isrjournals.org/archives.php?d_id=73
Jan
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Jeffrey Beall says:
February 22, 2014 at 8:50 AM
Jan, I had not heard of this new publisher. It launched with about 20 broad journals. For a
good laugh, read its ‘management team’ page. I’ve added it to my list. Thanks for letting me
know about it.
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Dr.Syed Md.Zainul Abedin says:
February 22, 2014 at 9:21 PM
The predatory journal factory appears to be very productive.
They tend to outshine honest publishers for unethical profit and deception.
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Jan Szczepanski says:
February 22, 2014 at 8:55 AM
Is this one a good laugh also?
http://www.multidisciplinaryjournals.com/
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Jeffrey Beall says:
February 22, 2014 at 12:32 PM
This one is more sad than funny.
I have added this one to my list also. Thank you for letting me know about it.
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Owho Joni says:
February 23, 2014 at 12:08 AM
LIST THE CRITERIA FOR ACADEMIC JOURNALS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR GOOD FOR
PUBLICATION. WHICH QUALITIES MAKE JOURNALS PREDAtORY? I SUSPECT
MISCHIEF AND PERSONAL MISCONDUCT ON D PART OF THE AUTHOR. hOW CAN
YOU TELL REVIEWERE AND EDITORS NOT TO REVIEW FOR JOURNALS YET YOU
CALL THEM PREDATORY. ARE YOU A RESEARCHER AT ALL? REPLY TO
JONIJUSTCOME@YAHOO.COM
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Suhas says:
February 23, 2014 at 8:44 AM
Sir,
I wish to know about the predatory status publisher EM international Pune India?
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Jeffrey Beall says:
February 23, 2014 at 9:53 AM
Can you send me the link, please?
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Suhas says:
February 23, 2014 at 8:48 AM
Sir,
Please
find
this
link
for
http://www.envirobiotechjournals.com/index.php
perusal
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February 23, 2014 at 9:25 AM
That looks like it is not an open-access publisher.
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Suhas says:
February 23, 2014 at 10:04 PM
Sir,
Are you only adding open access journals in your list? This journal is not open access but charge
for paper publication.
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Jeffrey Beall says:
February 24, 2014 at 5:31 AM
Which journal?
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RF says:
February 26, 2014 at 12:25 AM
Hi Jeff,
This is a comprehensive list. Impressive!
How about The Electronic Journal of Information Systems Evaluation? Is this a predatory
journal or one of the good ones?
It says in their website (www.ejise.com/about.html) that it is “one of 5 academic journals
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published by Academic Conferences Limited.” It is also listed as one of the e-journals published
by ACPI (http://academic-conferences.org/ejournals.htm).
I just wanted to know a little more information since they contacted me to be a peer reviewer.
Many thanks,
RF
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Jeffrey Beall says:
February 26, 2014 at 7:36 AM
I don’t think this publisher meets the criteria for inclusion on my list.
If you disagree, please let me know why. Thanks.
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Farzana Nipu says:
February 27, 2014 at 1:21 PM
please give us the list for trusted one…..
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dumcho wangdi says:
February 28, 2014 at 6:38 AM
Dear Jeffrey Beall,
I am Dumcho Wangdi, a teacher from Bhutan, South Asia. I hope you must have heard of my
country. I wish you happy new year on behalf of my country mates.
I have heard of those predator publishers but failed to find the exact list of it. You have done an
extraordinary job.
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So,
can I have your permission to duplicate it into my
blog
at
http://dumchowangdi.blogspot.com/ so that I and my friends who visit my blog can use it for
the reference.
Remember the source and your phenomenal work will be always acknowledged.
Please kindly allow me to let thousands of my innocent immature friends realize of your
phenomenal work.
Thank you
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Jeffrey Beall says:
February 28, 2014 at 7:02 AM
Yes, you are welcome to copy the list.
Please send my best regards to all the researchers in Bhutan, and I hope the list helps them
avoid publishing in the predatory journals.
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kharang says:
February 28, 2014 at 7:38 AM
Thank you so much for your permission to save it on my blog. I will ensure my mates to
know about your splendid job.
Thank you.
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Arben says:
March 1, 2014 at 5:20 PM
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Are all the journals listed under DOAJ (http://www.doaj.org/) LEGIT ?!
Can I find a journal on this directory and publish my work.
Thank you for your opinion.
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Jeffrey Beall says:
March 1, 2014 at 5:41 PM
There is some overlap between my list and DOAJ, so, no, not all of the journals listed in
DOAJ are legitimate in my opinion. DOAJ has tightened its criteria over the past year, so it’s
not as bad as it once was.
Yes, you can find a journal on this directory and publish your work, but do so at your own
risk. Check to make sure the journal is not also on my list, and talk to senior colleagues in
your field about the quality of the journal you want to publish in. Also, read the journal and
become familiar with the quality of the articles in it before submitting.
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Peter Anthony Smith says:
March 5, 2014 at 5:35 AM
Dear Jeffrey Beall,
Thankyou for your wonderful work in naming and shaming these destructive publishers and
journals.
Just wondering, since you mentioned them separately in another post but I’m not seeing them
on this list – are you going to include the Global Science and Technology Forum (GSTF) based
in Singapore? I was recently deluded into submitting a paper to one of their journals and asked
for $300 to publish (previously not mentioned in any of their conditions), and their submission
process was a complete mess. I’m happy to provide email proof if it would help others to steer
clear and not be burned like I was.
Cheers!
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Bustomi Rosadi says:
March 6, 2014 at 12:42 AM
I mean, Journal of Agriculture Engineering and Biotechnology (JAEB)? Is this a predatory
journal?
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Jeffrey Beall says:
March 6, 2014 at 6:38 AM
There is a journal with this title published by Bowen Publishing. This publisher is on my list,
so I recommend that you find a better journal.
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paul says:
March 6, 2014 at 7:22 AM
Thank you for information but what is your criteria for terming some of the publishers as
questionable? I have read some of their works and they seem ok. Is it on a case by case or is it a
blanket condemnation that they are questionable?
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Jeffrey Beall says:
March 6, 2014 at 7:30 AM
Paul, please see the established criteria here: http://wp.me/p280Ch-g5 Let me know if you
have any questions.
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Arun says:
March 6, 2014 at 9:37 AM
Dear Beall
Thank you for the list.
Is the “Journal of Computational Intelligence and Electronic Systems” published by “American
Scientific Publishers” legit? By going through the website,I did not think so. However, it is not
included in your list, but is part of DOAJ website, so I am not sure if this is predatory journal. I
would like to know your opinion.
Journal of Computational Intelligence and Electronic Systems
ISSN: 2326-3008 (Print); EISSN: 2326-3024 (Online)
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Jeffrey Beall says:
March 6, 2014 at 6:13 PM
Arun: I limit my analyses to open-access journals and publishers. This publisher is not an
open-access publisher, so I have not analyzed it and cannot comment on its quality.
Still, I did look at the journal you mentioned. When I clicked on it I saw this: “Buy &
download fulltext article: Price: $113.00 plus tax.” That is very expensive for a single article! If
you publish your article in this journal, you risk having very few people read it.
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Onah says:
March 6, 2014 at 12:51 PM
Please, why is ScienceDomain International included in your list of predator publishers? We sent
our work to one of their journals (British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research) and it took
about 5 months of rigorous reviews and corrections before the paper was accepted. I am
confused here.
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gorka says:
March 9, 2014 at 9:44 PM
Dear Bell,
Would you please confirm if the international journal of marine sciences (sophia group) is a
predatory journal or not?
http://bio.sophiapublisher.com/index.php/ijms/
They invite me as a reviewer and I see they charge 1200 per publication although they say to me
that since I am reviewing an article I can publish free of charge within 6 months.
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Jeffrey Beall says:
March 10, 2014 at 9:10 PM
That journal’s publisher, BioPublisher, is not on my list.
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tauseef ahmad says:
March 10, 2014 at 9:13 AM
http://www.ijarcsse.com/
can you please let me , know about this journal , and about he impact factor of this journal , is
this impact factor fake.
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Jeffrey Beall says:
March 10, 2014 at 9:20 PM
This journal is on my list. It does not have a legitimate impact factor.
I recommend that you not submit any papers to this bogus journal.
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tauseef ahmad says:
March 12, 2014 at 12:49 PM
sir , i had already submitted the paper , but i was not knowing the fact, Don’t we have
any laws so that these can be banned, for cheating scholars, academicians and
researchers. what you suggest me further to do?
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Jeffrey Beall says:
March 12, 2014 at 1:10 PM
The laws vary by country, but in most cases there are no laws against predatory
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Jan Szczepanski says:
March 10, 2014 at 11:35 AM
I would appreciate your opinion about the publisher
Society for Science and Education
http://scholarpublishing.org/wp/
Jan
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Jeffrey Beall says:
March 10, 2014 at 8:06 PM
I consider this a questionable publisher. It is on my list, and I recommend against submitting
papers to this publisher’s journals and against agreeing to serve on its editorial boards.
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Dr. Olokooba Saka says:
March 11, 2014 at 5:53 AM
Dear Beall, I really commend your work. When i saw the 2014 list i was very sad but at the same
time i was happy. The reason for my sadness was that, i have published some of my very good
papers in some of those journals which amounted to wastage. However, my happiness now is
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that i am better informed of the publishing outlets i should use. This is a learning experience,
though, a bitter one. Please keep the good work going.
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Jeffrey Beall says:
March 11, 2014 at 8:41 AM
Thanks — I appreciate this. Good luck with your future research.
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ify says:
March 11, 2014 at 11:58 AM
I want to commend you. You are really doing a great work, keep it up. My questions are (1) is it
possible for journals or publishers on your list to mend their ways by improving on quality and
correct their mistakes and thus be removed from predatory list. (2) can you please give us list of
good journals in biomedical science
Thanks
From. Ify
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Jeffrey Beall says:
March 11, 2014 at 12:02 PM
Yes, I do remove publishers and journals from my lists. This is not uncommon.
No, I do not supply lists of good journals, sorry.
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bsulis says:
March 14, 2014 at 1:13 AM
Reblogged this on Benguet State University Library & Information Services and commented:
A Warning to our researchers who want to upload!
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Siti Azizah says:
March 14, 2014 at 4:38 PM
Please be careful of JAERD! I did a mistake by sending my article there!!! I sent my article there
in 2011 and I paid $300. Then they ask me to pay again $600 today.. This is a kind of [...] act!
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Just Ishaq says:
March 15, 2014 at 2:19 AM
Dear Prof. Beall,
What a great job you did! I would like also to ask your opinion regarding this publisher: Global
Science Research Journal (http://globalscienceresearchjournals.org/).
I have no connection at all with the publisher. I received several emails from it, invite me to
submit manuscript. But, their emails came to spam folder.
Thank you very much.
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Jeffrey Beall says:
March 15, 2014 at 8:42 AM
I’ve added Global Science Research Journals to my list.
This is a new brand created by International Scholars Journals. They’ve copied a lot of
content from their journals into the journals in the new brand.
The new brand has launched with around 130 journals, and I recommend against submitting
to all of them.
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Imran Omer says:
March 15, 2014 at 7:57 AM
http://southasiajournal.net/
Can you please confirm is it predatory journal or not
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Jeffrey Beall says:
March 15, 2014 at 8:55 AM
Oh no, another journal using a blog platform as its publishing platform.
This seems mostly to be a popular journal rather than a scholarly journal. It also appears that
they sell print subscriptions, and that these contain more content than the online version. I
don’t want to add this journal to my list at this time. It’s really more of a magazine.
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Kevin J. Black, M.D. says:
March 17, 2014 at 12:12 PM
Any
comments
about
BaiShiDeng
http://www.wjgnet.com/bpg/NavDetail.aspx?id=52
Thanks
Publishing
Group?
E.g.
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Jeffrey Beall says:
March 17, 2014 at 12:20 PM
Sure, this publisher used to be on my list. They made many improvements and asked me to
have another look. I did and removed them from the list.
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Kevin J. Black, M.D. says:
March 17, 2014 at 12:22 PM
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March 17, 2014 at 8:05 PM
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Please tell me about this journal/publisher Thomson Scientific ISI Web of Knowledge. They told
me that if my paper will be accepted I will pay USD 1200 for the publication.
Thank you very much.
- Nilo
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Jeffrey Beall says:
March 17, 2014 at 8:49 PM
Nilo,
What publisher do you mean?
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Mellissa Bortz says:
March 22, 2014 at 4:05 AM
Hello Jeffrey In your 2014 list I dont see any listing for Scholars’-press.com a trademark of AV
Akademikerverlag GmbH& Co. KG. Does this mean then that they are not predatory?
With grateful thanks
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March 22, 2014 at 7:46 AM
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It means they’re not open-access. I limit my lists to open-access publishers; this one charges
for the books it sells.
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shingirai sikomwe says:
March 24, 2014 at 6:40 AM
thank you Jeffrey , kindly assist me why IISTE is regarded as dubious. I had three papers
accepted, they claim to have good impact factor and referenced in a number of publishers
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popof says:
March 25, 2014 at 11:18 AM
hi, what do you know about future medicine publishing (http://www.futuremedicine.com/)? do
you think they’re predatory too?
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Jeffrey Beall says:
March 25, 2014 at 6:59 PM
I haven’t analyzed it because it does not market itself as an open-access publisher. Still, I
recommend extreme caution with this publisher.
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Annabelle Fairest says:
March 26, 2014 at 8:14 AM
Hi Jeff,
I work in the subscriptions team here at Future Medicine Ltd. I am interested to know why you
would recommend caution?
As you correctly pointed out, we are not an open-access publisher and all our publications are
peer-reviewed.
If you are interested to know more about our peer-review process, you can find information on
our website http://www.futuremedicine.com/page/authors.jsp#open
Alternatively I would be happy to put you (or anyone with concerns) in touch with one of our
commissioning editors who would be able to explain our editorial policy in more detail.
Thanks
Annabelle Fairest
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Aamer Hanif says:
March 31, 2014 at 3:14 AM
Kindly comment if the 4 journals given in following link are recommended for publishing
papers. Thank you.
The publisher is: The International Journal Research Publications Pte. Ltd., Singapore
http://www.theinternationaljournal.org/ojs/index1.htm
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Jeffrey Beall says:
March 31, 2014 at 5:35 AM
I strongly recommend against publishing in those journals.
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muafi says:
March 31, 2014 at 4:04 AM
Hi Prof. Jeff,
My paper was receive in ICIMER 2014 (International Conference on Information Management
and Education Research) in Shanghai Cina, april 17-18 2014.
All accepted paper will be published by Atlantis Press and be online available in full text via the
publication platform, then be submited for indexed to Thomson ISI, WOS, Scopus.
But I was doubt to follow in this conference because I am not sure if the conference indexed by
Thomson ISI, WOS and Scopus. Are you recommended me to follow? I will be waiting for your
information. Thank you very much.
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Jeffrey Beall says:
March 31, 2014 at 5:30 AM
Sorry — I limit my analyses to scholarly journals. I don’t know whether this conference is
legitimate or not. I recommend caution, especially if you are unfamiliar with the conference.
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Zohrain says:
April 3, 2014 at 4:31 PM
Hi! I found the information here very useful. I was browsing and found this predatory journal:
http://valleyinternational.net/index.php
Im guessing they changed the website address as one of the similar name ‘valleys international’
is already included in your questionable publishers list..
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Thanks for all the good work!
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Jeffrey Beall says:
April 3, 2014 at 5:00 PM
Thanks
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I’ve
made
this
http://scholarlyoa.com/publishers/
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Corrado Giuliani says:
April 4, 2014 at 7:01 AM
I was wondering why DOAJ keeps in the lis the Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering
which is a SCIRP Journal that i guess to understand that is a predatory company.
Any explanation would be appreciated.
Thanks for your work, you make my group avoid publishing on the Open Biomedical
Engineering Journal by Bentham Science
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jane says:
April 8, 2014 at 4:47 AM
This is a wonderful page… practically the “don’ts” of where to publish (and I look forward to the
“do’s” – which open access journals are trustworthy…!).
I would like to ask if you know anything about Open Journal of Ophthalmology
(http://www.scirp.org/journal/ojoph/). My university has encouraged us to publish in this
journal, as they have arranged for a discount on publishing in the next two months. However, I
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can’t seem to find out anything about it. Is it worthwhile to send articles here, or would you
advise caution? I worry about being biased because it seems to be a new journal, but everyone
has to start somewhere, after all. thank you very much/
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jane says:
April 8, 2014 at 4:50 AM
Whoops! sorry about that, am new to this. Just found out – The journal is produced by one of
your questionable publishers… uh oh! A comprehensive list indeed! thank you!
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Deepak says:
April 10, 2014 at 12:19 PM
Dear Mr Beall,
Is this predatory too. No personal experience but found a mail from them in my inbox:
Welcome to El Mednifico Journal!
El Mednifico Journal (http://www.mednifico.com/index.php/elmedj) is an open access, quarterly,
peer-reviewed journal that aims to publish scientifically sound research across all fields of
medicine and public health. It publishes researches as soon as they are ready, without waiting to
be assigned to an issue. These articles are then proofread, copyedited and arranged into four
issues per volume and one volume per year.
The scope of the journal encompasses: Clinical Medicine, Laboratory Medicine, Surgery, Public
Health, Dental Surgery, Radiology, Pathology, Pharmacy, Nursing, Biophysics, Biochemistry,
Health Policy, Global Health, Medical Education and other allied fields.
All submissions receive the following benefits:
Quick and efficient peer-review; rapid publication after acceptance
Submissions are judged according to the content and methods employed
All articles are published as open access; no submission or processing fees
Articles are deposited at various indexing and archiving agencies upon publication
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Wide dissemination to readers and researchers throughout the world
We have a strict policy against plagiarism. All submissions are screened for plagiarism upon
receipt. Any submission found to have plagiarized material will be immediately rejected and the
authors will be permanently banned on failure to provide adequate clarification.
We invite notable scientists and medical professionals for post-publication peer-review and
debate on articles published in the current issue. Review reports are published as letters to editor
in subsequent issues. We also encourage post-publication peer-review over social networks such
as Facebook and Twitter. Both these features distinguish EMJ from other journals, and enhance
the citability of published material.
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Jeffrey Beall says:
April 11, 2014 at 3:01 PM
I have had a close look at this journal but I didn’t find anything about it that met the criteria
for classing it as a predatory journal. I do find the name strange — are they trying to use a
play on words with the Spanish word magnífico? Let’s observe how this journal progresses.
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Deepak says:
April 10, 2014 at 12:38 PM
Dear Mr Beall,
The
journal
of
Biomedical
Graphics
and
Computing
(http://www.sciedu.ca/journal/index.php/jbgc) is published by Sciedu, which you have included
in your list of predatory publishers. Yet, it is listed in the NLM catalogue database
(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/?
term=Journal+of+biomedical+graphics+and+computing)
Do predatory journals make it to the NLM catalogue too?
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Jeffrey Beall says:
April 11, 2014 at 2:58 PM
Yes, there is some overlap.
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shiv says:
April 11, 2014 at 4:21 AM
sir,
is this is predatory journal or not.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES
http://www.earthjournals.org/ijmas.html
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Jeffrey Beall says:
April 11, 2014 at 2:25 PM
This journal is published by a company called Earth Journals. I have added this publisher to
my list. I recommend that you avoid this journal and find another, better one from a
legitimate publisher.
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Daniel Graziotin says:
April 12, 2014 at 4:01 AM
Dear Jeffrey Beall,
I found the “Scientific Online Publishing” publisher in your list. I could not find a specific post
with an analysis of their journals. I am here to report my experience with them as a reviewer.
Let me first state that the publisher presented a spammy behavior in the past, inviting authors
and potential editors via automatically generated emails. That stopped after their launch, as far
as I know. Their website has often contained inaccuracies, e.g., the “Archive” page link was
called “Achieves”. On the other hand, they have always promptly responded to my suggestions
and feedback.
Encouraged by this, I applied as a reviewer for their “Open Journal of Communications and
Software”. They receive many submissions from authors of developing countries. So far, I
agreed to review 3 manuscripts submitted there. I suggested rejection for all 3 of them because I
found that the articles were mostly plagiarisms. Now, receiving plagiarized articles is an issue,
but it does not make a journal/publisher predatory. These articles were never published by the
journal.
While I think that the publisher is inexperienced and lacks professionalism-hopefully because of
the lack of experience-I can report that from the point of view of a reviewer there have never
been issues with them.
I hope this helps other people there. However, it would be interesting to read the experience of
authors who submitted there.
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April 14, 2014 at 4:01 AM
thank you Jeffrey Beall Sir. Please also suggest me some respectable journal in field of pesticide
toxicity.
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ALLI L. A says:
April 14, 2014 at 5:55 AM
Dear Jeffrey Beall,
I will like to know why ScienceDomain publisher is included as a predatory publisher. The
publisher has many journals under their publication. Do you mean all their journals are
predatory or some. Please kindly explain further.
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Jeffrey Beall says:
April 14, 2014 at 7:01 AM
I analyze at the publisher level whenever possible, so I recommend that you find a better
publisher than Science Domain.
Here’s a review I wrote that included this publisher: http://eprints.rclis.org/17051/
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Roland says:
April 14, 2014 at 9:58 PM
Dear Jeffrey,
Could you explain me what is according to your point of view wrong with Avens Publishers.
I saw they moved the editorial office from LA to Northborough, NY.
Thanks
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Jeffrey Beall says:
April 15, 2014 at 6:16 AM
I plan to publish a blog post about Avens on Thursday. I think both their Los Angeles and
Massachusetts addresses were/are dishonest. The Massachusetts one is a house. This
publisher operates out of Hyderabad, India.
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Javed Iqbal says:
April 14, 2014 at 11:34 PM
I receive a lot of requests from the editors to review a sent to their journal. This list will help the
reviewer a lot to avoid providing volunteering review services for such questionable journals.
Thanks Jeffrey
Dr. Javed Iqbal
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Sajib says:
April 15, 2014 at 10:26 AM
About Scientific Online Journal (SOP), not much experiences were shared by people including
authors & reviewers. I wonder if the list shown here on the Predatory Journals is well justified! I
Meanwhile, was bit happier when I got an offer yesterday through an email of SOP containg
information such as, among others,
” As a new Open Access publisher, Scientific Online Journal (SOP), dedicates to providing high
quality publishing services for authors. From 01/04/2014 to 30/04/2014, all your submission will
be reviewed, formatted, proofread and published without any fees. It’s totally FREE.”
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Truely, there were very few reasons that could make me feel wrong about SOP, yet I did feel
and came across this blog ultimately; worthy to be here, aint it?
Adios!
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